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ISD as Knowledge Work — An Analysis of How a Development Method is Used in Practice

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Backlund, P. (2005). ISD as Knowledge Work — An Analysis of How a Development Method is Used in Practice. In: Vasilecas, O., Wojtkowski, W., Zupančič, J., Caplinskas, A., Wojtkowski, W.G., Wrycza, S. (eds) Information Systems Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28809-0_12

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