Diagnosing Diffusion Practices Within a Software Organization

New software development methods, tools, and techniques are being developed at an increasing pace. To take advantage of this new technology, organizations struggle to implement at a similar pace. There is an increasing awareness that the expected benefits are not being achieved. To remedy this situation, software organizations need to better understand the weaknesses of current diffusion practices.

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