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Design requirements, epistemic uncertainty and solution development strategies in software design. / Ball, Linden J.; Onarheim, Balder; Christensen, Bo T.
In: Design Studies, Vol. 31, No. 6, 11.2010, p. 567-589.

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Ball, LJ, Onarheim, B & Christensen, BT 2010, 'Design requirements, epistemic uncertainty and solution development strategies in software design', Design Studies, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 567-589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2010.09.003

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Ball, L. J., Onarheim, B., & Christensen, B. T. (2010). Design requirements, epistemic uncertainty and solution development strategies in software design. Design Studies, 31(6), 567-589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2010.09.003

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Ball LJ, Onarheim B, Christensen BT. Design requirements, epistemic uncertainty and solution development strategies in software design. Design Studies. 2010 Nov;31(6):567-589. doi: 10.1016/j.destud.2010.09.003

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Ball, Linden J. ; Onarheim, Balder ; Christensen, Bo T. / Design requirements, epistemic uncertainty and solution development strategies in software design. In: Design Studies. 2010 ; Vol. 31, No. 6. pp. 567-589.

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