Assimilation of agile practices in use

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 435-455

  Wang, Xiaofeng ^a   Conboy, Kieran ^b,c   Pikkarainen, Minna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Agile method; Agile practice assimilation stages; Assimilation stages; Infusion; Routinisation

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE; AGILE METHODS; AGILE PRACTICES; AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION ADOPTION; ROUTINISATION;

DRUG INFUSION; RESEARCH;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84867741194     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: 13652575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2011.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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