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On the Suitability of Soft Systems Methodology and the Work System Method in Some Software Project Contexts

On the Suitability of Soft Systems Methodology and the Work System Method in Some Software Project Contexts

Doncho Petkov, Steven Alter, Olga Petkova, Theo Andrew
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1935-570X|EISSN: 1935-5718|EISBN13: 9781466634510|DOI: 10.4018/jitsa.2013070103
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Petkov, Doncho, et al. "On the Suitability of Soft Systems Methodology and the Work System Method in Some Software Project Contexts." IJITSA vol.6, no.2 2013: pp.22-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitsa.2013070103

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Petkov, D., Alter, S., Petkova, O., & Andrew, T. (2013). On the Suitability of Soft Systems Methodology and the Work System Method in Some Software Project Contexts. International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach (IJITSA), 6(2), 22-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitsa.2013070103

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Petkov, Doncho, et al. "On the Suitability of Soft Systems Methodology and the Work System Method in Some Software Project Contexts," International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach (IJITSA) 6, no.2: 22-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitsa.2013070103

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Abstract

This paper proposes the use of the System of Systems Methodologies (SOSM) framework by Jackson and Keys for mapping of diverse software project contexts analyzed previously in the software development literature. In addition it presents an evaluation of the suitability of Soft Systems Methodology by Checkland and the Work System Method by Alter for those specific situations within SOSM. Thus we extend the work by Bustard and Keenan and by Alter and Browne on software project contexts that may lead to better tailoring of software development processes by mixing methods within a particular project.

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