Towards extreme(ly) usable software: Exploring tensions between usability and agile software development

Proceedings - AGILE 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 59-70

  Lee, Jason Chong ^a   McCrickard, D Scott ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN REPRESENTATIONS; DEVELOPMENT APPROACH; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; ENGINEERING PROCESSES; EXTREME PROGRAMMING (XP); KNOWLEDGE BASES (KB); SYSTEM DESIGNS;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS ENGINEERING; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 46449092268     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AGILE.2007.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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