Agile project management: A case study of a Virtual Research Environment development project

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-225

  Procter, Rob ^a   Rouncefield, Mark ^b   Poschen, Meik ^a   Lin, Yuwei ^c   Voss, Alex ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agile software project management; EResearch; User engagement; Virtual Research Environment; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

AGILE SOFTWARES; E-RESEARCH; USER ENGAGEMENT; VIRTUAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT; WEB 2.0;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER INTERFACES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80955177561     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: 15737551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10606-011-9137-z     Document Type: Article

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