Four integration patterns: A socio-technical approach to integration in IS development projects

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-80

  Bygstad, Bendik ^a   Nielsen, Peter Axel ^b   Munkvold, Bjørn Erik ^c  

^a Norwegian School of IT   (Norway)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Information systems development; Integration patterns; Project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749095526     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: 13652575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2007.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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