Actual vs. perceived effect of software engineering practices in the Italian industry

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1907-1916

  Egorova, Evgenia ^a   Torchiano, Marco ^a   Morisio, Maurizio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control Study; Developers' perception; Project factors; Software process; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; DEVELOPERS' PERCEPTION; GOOD PRACTICES; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES; INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS; IT COMPANIES; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; PROJECT FACTORS; PROJECT SCHEDULES; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PRACTICES; SOFTWARE PROCESS; STATISTICAL EVIDENCE;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SURVEYS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 77956060230     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.05.077     Document Type: Article

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