Traditional and open-source methodologies have long been pivotal to system development
practices, each offering distinct approaches and processes. As organizations respond to the …

Recent trends in small and end-user applications development, package acquisition, and
the use of computer-aided software engineering (CASE) have prompted systems managers …

Abstract Systems integration, customization and component based development approach
are of increasing attention. This trend facilitates the research attention to also focus on …

Despite over a decade of study, little is really known about information systems development
and the use of systems development methodologies. There has been little evaluation of …

The top-down development methodology is, for the most part, a well defined subject. There
is, however, one area of top-down development that lacks structure and definition. The …

Over the past decade there has been a dramatic change in the role played by design
automation for electronic systems. Ten years ago, integrated circuit (IC) designers were …

The systems engineering discipline has made great strides in developing a manageable
approach to system development. This is predicated on thoroughly articulating the …

This paper reports results of a survey that investigated factors affecting the deployment of
systems development methodologies by individual systems developers. The results show …

This study explores and develops concepts leading to the combination of best practices from
open source software development (OSSD) projects with emerging capabilities for virtual …

The need to improve productivity, quality and complexity hiding during systems development
has always been an important objective for the success of an organization. The constant …