Measuring the flow in lean software development

Software - Practice and Experience

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 975-996

  Petersen, K ^a   Wohlin, C ^a  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

agile software development; development flow; goal question metric; lean software development

Indexed keywords

AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; COMPLEX PRODUCTS; CUSTOMER NEED; DEVELOPMENT FLOW; FLOW DIAGRAM; GOAL-QUESTION-METRIC; IN-LINE; INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDY; INTEGRAL PART; LEADTIME; SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TRACKING SYSTEM;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SALES;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 79960120556     PISSN: 00380644     EISSN: 1097024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spe.975     Document Type: Article

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