Ebook: Method Engineering: Principles of method construction and tool support

Kalle Lyytinen is Professor of Information Systems at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland

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Method Engineering focuses on the design, construction and evaluation of methods, techniques and support tools for information systems development It addresses a number of important topics, including: method representation formalisms; meta-modelling; situational methods; contingency approaches; system development practices of method engineering; terminology and reference models; ontologies; usability and experience reports; and organisational support and impact.

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Method Engineering focuses on the design, construction and evaluation of methods, techniques and support tools for information systems development It addresses a number of important topics, including: method representation formalisms; meta-modelling; situational methods; contingency approaches; system development practices of method engineering; terminology and reference models; ontologies; usability and experience reports; and organisational support and impact.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
A Primer to Method Engineering....Pages 1-7
Structural Artifacts in Method Engineering: The Security Imperative....Pages 8-28
Characterizing IS Development Projects....Pages 29-44
Towards an integrated environment for method engineering....Pages 45-62
A Functional Framework for Evaluating Method Engineering Environments: the case of Maestro II/ Decamerone and MetaEdit+....Pages 63-86
Method rationale in method engineering and use....Pages 87-93
How to compose an Object-Oriented Business Process Model?....Pages 94-110
Human work as context for development of object oriented modelling techniques....Pages 111-125
Translating OMT* to SDL, Coupling Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Formal Description Techniques....Pages 126-141
Lazy Functional Meta-CASE Programming....Pages 142-164
A practical strategy for the evaluation of software tools....Pages 165-185
Core objects required for a generic CASE repository....Pages 186-190
A Proposal For Context-Specific Method Engineering....Pages 191-208
Comparison of four Method Engineering languages....Pages 209-231
Method Engineering: Who’s the Customer?....Pages 232-245
Simulation-Based Method Engineering in Federated Organizations....Pages 246-262
Information systems development methodologies: a broader perspective....Pages 263-277
A Classification of Methodological Frameworks for Computerized Information Systems Support in Organizations....Pages 278-295
Method Engineering: Current research directions and implications for future research....Pages 296-317
Panel: Reengineering Method Engineering?....Pages 318-318
Back Matter....Pages 321-324
Panel: Method Engineering: Experiences in Practice....Pages 319-320

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Method Engineering focuses on the design, construction and evaluation of methods, techniques and support tools for information systems development It addresses a number of important topics, including: method representation formalisms; meta-modelling; situational methods; contingency approaches; system development practices of method engineering; terminology and reference models; ontologies; usability and experience reports; and organisational support and impact.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
A Primer to Method Engineering....Pages 1-7
Structural Artifacts in Method Engineering: The Security Imperative....Pages 8-28
Characterizing IS Development Projects....Pages 29-44
Towards an integrated environment for method engineering....Pages 45-62
A Functional Framework for Evaluating Method Engineering Environments: the case of Maestro II/ Decamerone and MetaEdit+....Pages 63-86
Method rationale in method engineering and use....Pages 87-93
How to compose an Object-Oriented Business Process Model?....Pages 94-110
Human work as context for development of object oriented modelling techniques....Pages 111-125
Translating OMT* to SDL, Coupling Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Formal Description Techniques....Pages 126-141
Lazy Functional Meta-CASE Programming....Pages 142-164
A practical strategy for the evaluation of software tools....Pages 165-185
Core objects required for a generic CASE repository....Pages 186-190
A Proposal For Context-Specific Method Engineering....Pages 191-208
Comparison of four Method Engineering languages....Pages 209-231
Method Engineering: Who’s the Customer?....Pages 232-245
Simulation-Based Method Engineering in Federated Organizations....Pages 246-262
Information systems development methodologies: a broader perspective....Pages 263-277
A Classification of Methodological Frameworks for Computerized Information Systems Support in Organizations....Pages 278-295
Method Engineering: Current research directions and implications for future research....Pages 296-317
Panel: Reengineering Method Engineering?....Pages 318-318
Back Matter....Pages 321-324
Panel: Method Engineering: Experiences in Practice....Pages 319-320
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