An exploratory study of architectural practices and challenges in using agile software development approaches

2009 Joint Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture and European Conference on Software Architecture, WICSA/ECSA 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 81-90

  Babar, Muhammad Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agile approaches; Empirical studies; Qualitative research; Software architecture

Indexed keywords

AGILE APPROACHES; AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; DYNAMIC MARKET; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REDUCING COSTS;

ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST REDUCTION; RESEARCH; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 74349110277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WICSA.2009.5290794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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