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The Methodology Evaluation System Can Support Software Process Innovation

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This chapter focuses on an evaluation of software development methodologies and a selection of the appropriate methodology for a concrete project. Seeing that the present status of using development methodologies worldwide and especially in the Czech Republic is not satisfactory, the Methodology Evaluation System METES was created. The METES system is based on common criteria for the methodology selection, but it also takes into account specific conditions of software development in the Czech Republic. The METES system was used for the evaluation of six selected present methodologies.

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The work reported in this chapter was supported by the project GA CR 201/08/0663 information systems innovation supporting company competition.

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  1. Department of Information Technologies, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic

    Alena Buchalcevova

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  1. Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

    William Wei Song

  2. , School of Information Technology, Jiangxi University of Finance and Econom, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China, People's Republic

    Shenghua Xu

  3. Finance & Economics, School of Information Management, Jiangxi University of, Fenglin Rd., Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China, People's Republic

    Changxuan Wan

  4. UFIDA Software Technology College, Jiangxi University of Finance & Economic, Fenglin Rd., Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China, People's Republic

    Yuansheng Zhong

  5. College of Business & Economics, Dept. Information Technology &, Boise State University, Univesity Dr. 1910, Boise, 83725-1615, Idaho, USA

    Wita Wojtkowski

  6. College of Business & Economics, Dept. Information Technology &, Boise State University, Univesity Dr. 1910, Boise, 83725-1615, Idaho, USA

    Gregory Wojtkowski

  7. Fac. Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia

    Henry Linger

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Buchalcevova, A. (2011). The Methodology Evaluation System Can Support Software Process Innovation. In: Song, W., et al. Information Systems Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7355-9_47

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