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A case study in three companies working on Internet time reveals that the present notion of methodology seems to be changing. In fact, the lack of methodology in its traditional form seems to be characteristic. Instead of methodology, time pressure and requirements ambiguity are found to be at the core of 10 properties of a new and redefined methodology for Internet time development. In this paper, each of the properties is briefly described together with causal links between the properties and using examples from the study of three Danish companies. Furthermore, it is discussed why methodology seems to be undergoing a redefinition when working on Internet time: the underlying philosophical foundation for the change seems to be pragmatism.
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Baskerville, R., Pries-Heje, J. (2001). Racing the E-Bomb: How the Internet is Redefining Information Systems Development Methodology. In: Russo, N.L., Fitzgerald, B., DeGross, J.I. (eds) Realigning Research and Practice in Information Systems Development. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 66. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35489-7_4
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