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This article contributes to the ongoing discussion about the practical use of ISD methodologies. Many anecdotes exist, but there is little empirical documentation about the actual use of development methods (Nandhakumar and Avison, 1999).
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Hansen, B., Kautz, K., Jacobsen, D. (2004). Information Systems Development Methodologies in Practice. In: Linger, H., et al. Constructing the Infrastructure for the Knowledge Economy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4852-9_8
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