AN EXTREME PROGRAMMING RELEASE PLAN THAT MAXIMIZES BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

Marcelo C. Fernandes, Antonio Juarez Alencar, Eber Assis Schmitz

2008

Abstract

This paper proposes a multi-criteria method to evaluate the value of XP release plans to business. The method, which is based upon information economics and stochastic modeling, helps XP practitioners to select the release plan that maximizes business performance, with considerable consequences for the use of information technology as a competitive advantage tool.

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in Harvard Style

C. Fernandes M., Juarez Alencar A. and Assis Schmitz E. (2008). AN EXTREME PROGRAMMING RELEASE PLAN THAT MAXIMIZES BUSINESS PERFORMANCE . In Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 6: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8111-38-8, pages 12-22. DOI: 10.5220/0001670100120022


in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis08,
author={Marcelo C. Fernandes and Antonio Juarez Alencar and Eber Assis Schmitz},
title={AN EXTREME PROGRAMMING RELEASE PLAN THAT MAXIMIZES BUSINESS PERFORMANCE},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 6: ICEIS,},
year={2008},
pages={12-22},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001670100120022},
isbn={978-989-8111-38-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 6: ICEIS,
TI - AN EXTREME PROGRAMMING RELEASE PLAN THAT MAXIMIZES BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
SN - 978-989-8111-38-8
AU - C. Fernandes M.
AU - Juarez Alencar A.
AU - Assis Schmitz E.
PY - 2008
SP - 12
EP - 22
DO - 10.5220/0001670100120022