Effects of Agile Methods on Electronic Commerce: Do They Improve Website Quality?
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The purpose of this paper is to present a model for measuring the relationship between the use of agile methods to manage the development of Internet websites and their quality. Agile methods are a general purpose approach for managing the development of new products, which are often associated with Internet software. Agile methods may be used for improving website quality by obtaining early customer feedback on a large number of frequent software releases. Agile methods are characterized by early customer involvement, iterative development, self organizing teams, and flexibility. This model may help managers better understand the business effects of adopting or failing to adopt agile methods for the $2 trillion U.S. electronic commerce industry.
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