Themes in early requirements gathering:The case of the analyst, the client and the student assistance scheme

Information Technology & People

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-70

  Urquhart, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communications; Grounded theory; Requirements planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986166637     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849910250547     Document Type: Article

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