Agile project management methods for ERP: How to apply agile processes to complex COTS projects and live to tell about it

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 2418, Issue , 2002, Pages 70-88

  Alleman, Glen B ^a  

^a Niwot High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT; BUSINESS PROCESS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS; ENTIRE SOLUTIONS; FINANCIAL REWARDS; MANAGEMENT METHOD; PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHOD;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 84944238166     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45672-4_8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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