For years, agile methods are considered the most promising route toward successful
software development, and a considerable number of published studies the (successful) use …

When adopting and using a Software Development Method (SDM), it is important to stay true
to the philosophy of the method; otherwise, software developers might execute activities that …

CONTEXT: Agile software development with its emphasis on producing working code
through frequent releases, extensive client interactions and iterative development has …

In the last two decades issues regarding management of Information Technology (IT) within
organizations have gained due consideration. The heavy reliance on IT has caused …

Method engineering (ME) is commonly carried out in an intuitive and improvising fashion in
practice. This is largely due to the lack of explicit methodical support. The literature does …

The objective of this study is to describe the development environment, the activities
performed, and the use of systems development methodologies in IS departments in South …

It is generally assumed that systems development methodologies (SDM) are used in
practice (Saeki, 1998), and there exists a widespread belief that adherence to SDM is …

The primary contribution of this research is to point to the need for more comprehensive,
holistic research concerning the relative advantage of employing different system …

Software development methodology usage and the adoption by software developers is an
area which is crucial to understand. Currently available research in this area is limited and …

In IS practice as well as in the literature, IS development methods are prominently espoused.
IS development methods are used around the world and globalization of business …