Acceptance of agile methodologies: A critical review and conceptual framework

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 803-814

  Chan, Frank K Y ^a   Thong, James Y L ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agile methodologies; Framework; Knowledge management; Systems development methodologies

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

AGILE METHODOLOGIES; BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; CRITICAL REVIEWS; FRAMEWORK; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 61349154172     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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