Using Agile Practices to Solve Global Software Development Problems - A Case Study

Proceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference

Volumn 18-21-August-2014, Issue , 2014, Pages 5-10

  Beecham, Sarah ^a   Noll, John ^a   Richardson, Ita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agile Methods; Empirical Software Engineering; Global Software Engineering

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE DESIGN; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

AGILE DEVELOPMENT; AGILE METHODS; CUSTOMER EXPECTATION; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; DISTRIBUTED DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84988530848     PISSN: 07303157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICGSEW.2014.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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