A Metamodel for Assessable Software Development Methodologies

González-Pérez, César; McBride, Tom; Henderson‐Sellers, Brian

doi:10.1007/s11219-005-6217-7

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“…Some papers (e.g. [14] and [15]) present meta-models for the construction of methodologies in general: meta-models are used there to "instantiate" a new methodology with the desired characteristics. Instead, our approach to meta-models moves from an existing methodology (SODA) and aims at creating a meta-model that could well capture the methodology concepts and their mutual relationship as well.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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MAS Meta-models on Test: UML vs. OPM in the SODA Case Study

Molesini

Denti

Omicini

2005

Multi-Agent Systems and Applications IV

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In the AOSE (Agent-Oriented Software Engineering) area, several research efforts are underway to develop appropriate meta-models for agent-oriented methodologies. Meta-models are meant to check and verify the completeness and expressiveness of methodologies. In this paper, we put to test the well-established standard Unified Modelling Language (UML), and the emergent Object Process Methodology (OPM), and compare their meta-modelling power. Both UML and OPM are used to express the meta-model of SODA, an agent-oriented methodology which stresses interaction and social aspects of MASs (multi-agent systems). Meta-modelling SODA allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of the two approaches over both the structural and dynamics parts. Furthermore, this allow us to find out some desirable features that any effective approach to meta-modelling MAS methodologies should exhibit. Meta-models for MASThe definition of a methodology is an interactive process, in which a core is defined and then extended to include all the needed concepts. Meta-modelling enables checking and verifying the completeness and expressiveness of a methodology by understanding its deep semantics, as well as the relationships among concepts in different languages or methods [1]. According to [2], the process of designing a system (object or agent-oriented) consists of instantiating the system meta-model that the designers have in their mind in order to fulfil the specific problem requirements. In the agent world this means that the meta-model is the critical element(...) because of the variety of methodology meta-models.In the context of MASs, a meta-model should be a structural representation of the elements (agents, roles, behaviour, ontology, . . . ) that constitute the actual system, along with their composing relationships. Several meta-models of AOSE methodologies can be found in the literature-for instance, GAIA

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

MAS Meta-models on Test: UML vs. OPM in the SODA Case Study

Molesini

Denti

Omicini

2005

Multi-Agent Systems and Applications IV

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“…Brinkkemper [3] introduced the term method engineering and he points out that metamodelling techniques are needed for design and evaluation of methods. Gonzalez-Perez et al [8] argue that software development methods constructed from a metamodel "usually offer a higher degree of formalisation and better support for consistent extension and customisation, since the concepts that make their foundations are explicitly defined". Making data available for re-use requires adequate workflows [29].…”

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Using SPEM to Analyze Open Data Publication Methods

Kucera¹,

Chlapek²

2016

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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Open Data is a current trend in sharing data on the Web. Public sector bodies maintain large amounts of data that, if re-used, could be a source of significant benefits. Therefore Open Government Data initiatives have been launched in many countries in order to increase availability of openly licensed and machine-readable government data. Because Open Data publishers face various challenges, methods for publication of Open Data are emerging. However these methods differ in focus, scope and structure which might complicate selection of a method that would suit specific needs of an organization. In this paper we discuss the possible benefits of constructing Open Data publication methods from a meta-model and we use the Software and Systems Process Engineering Meta-Model version 2.0 to analyze similarities and differences in structure of three Open Data publication methods.

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“…[21,23]), it is a misère ouverte that 24744 will map completely to the published processes in these standards-an example of a mapping of the 12207 Training process ( Fig. 1) to 24744 is shown in Fig.…”

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Standards harmonization: theory and practice

Henderson‐Sellers

2011

Softw Syst Model

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As software engineering (and other) standards are developed over a period of years or decades, the suite of standards thus developed often begins to lose any cohesion that it originally possessed. This has led to discussions in the standards communities of possible collaborative development, interoperability and harmonization of their existing standards. Here, I assess how such harmonization efforts may be aided by recent research results to create better quality standards to replace the status quo.Keywords Standards · Modelling · Metamodels · Software development · Quality "Independently developed, but convergent theories that stand the test of time are a more reliable basis for standards than the consensus of a committee." [1].

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A Metamodel for Assessable Software Development Methodologies

Cited by 21 publications

References 7 publications

MAS Meta-models on Test: UML vs. OPM in the SODA Case Study

MAS Meta-models on Test: UML vs. OPM in the SODA Case Study

Using SPEM to Analyze Open Data Publication Methods

Standards harmonization: theory and practice

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