Abstract
The work presented in this paper is related to the area of situational method engineering (SME). In this domain, approaches are developed accordingly to specific project specifications. We propose to adapt an existing method construction process, namely the assembly-based one. One of the particular features of assembly-based SME approach is the selection of method chunks. Our proposal is to offer a better guidance in the retrieval of chunks by the introduction of multicriteria techniques. To use them efficiently, we defined a typology of projects characteristics, in order to identify all their critical aspects, which will offer a priorisation to help the method engineer in the choice between similar chunks.
Chapter PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
References
S. Brinkkemper, Method Engineering: engineering of information systems development method and tools, Information and Software Technology, 38(7), (1996), pp 275–280
A.F. Harmsen, Situational Method Engineering, (Moret Ernst Young, 1997)
A.F. Harmsen, J.N. Brinkkemper, and J.L.H. Oei, Situational Method Engineering for information Systems Project Approaches, Int. IFIP WG8. 1 Conference in CRIS series: “Methods and associated Tools for the Information Systems Life Cycle”, (North Holland, 1994)
C. Rolland, V. Plihon, and J. Ralyté, Specifying the reuse context of scenario method chunks, Proceedings of the 10th CAiSE’98 (Pisa, Italy, 1998)
R. Deneckere and C. Souveyet, Patterns for Extending an OO Model with Temporal Features, Object Oriented Information Systems (OOIS), (Paris, France, 1998)
J. Ralyté, iReusing Scenario Based Approaches in Requirement Engineering Methods: CREWS method base, Proc. 10th DEXA’99, (Los Alamitos, CA, USA, 1999), pp 305–309
M. Saeki, CAME: the first step to automated software engineering, Process Engineering for OOPSAL 2003 Workshop, (COTAR, Sydney, 2003)
J. Ralyté and C. Rolland, An Assembly Process Model for Method Engineering, Proceedings of the 13th CAISE’01, (Interlaken, Switzerland, 2001) pp. 267–283
S. Castano and V. De Antonellis, A Constructive Approach to Reuse of Conceptual Components, Proceedings of Advances in Software Reuse: Selected Papers from the Second International Workshop on Software Reusability, (Lucca, Italy, 1993)
G. Bianco, V. De Antonellis, S. Castano, and M. Melchiori, A Markov Random Field Approach for Querying and Reconciling Heterogeneous Databases. Proceedings of the 10th DEXA’99, (Florence, Italy, 1999)
K. Van Slooten, B. Hodes, Characterising IS development project, IFIP WG 8.1 Conference on Method Engineering, (Chapman and Hall, 1996), pp. 29–44
Mirbel and J. Ralyté, Situational Method Engineering: Combining Assembly-Based and Roadmap-Driven Approaches, Requirements Engineering, 11(1), (2006), pp. 58–78
M. Baudry and N. Vincent, Multicriteria decision making, First annual meeting on health science and technology, (Tours, France, 2002)
J.A. Gómez-Limón, L. Riesgo, and M. Arriaza, Multi-Criteria Analysis of Factors Use Level: The Case of Water for Irrigation, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, (2003)
K. Wiegers, First Things First: Prioritizing Requirements, Software Development, vol. 7, no. 9, (1999)
E. Papadacci, C. Salinesi, and L. Sidler, Panorama des approches d’arbitrage dans le contexte de l’urbanisation du SI, Revue des sciences et techniques de l’information (RSTI), (Hermes, France, 2006)
D. Bouyssou, Outranking methods, In Encyclopedia of Optimization, (Kluwer, 2001)
B. Roy, Multicriteria Methodology for Decision Aiding, (Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996)
C. Zopounidis, Décisions financières et analyse multicritère, Encyclopédie de Gestion, (Ed. Economica, Paris, 1997), pp. 915–925
R.L. Keeney and H. Raiffa, Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Trade-Offs, (Cambridge University Press, 1993)
T.L. Saaty, The Analytic Hierarchy Process, (NY, McGraw Hill, 1980)
R.L. Keeney, Foundations for Making Smart Decisions, IIE Solutions, 31, No. 5, (1999), pp. 24–30
R. Fuller and C. Carlsson, Fuzzy multiple criteria decision making: Recent developments, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 78, (1996), pp. 139–153
C. Rolland, N. Prakash, and A. Benjamen, A Multi-Model View of Process Modelling, Requirements Engineering Journal, (1999)
L. Chung, B. A. Nixon, E. Yu and J. Mylopoulos, Non-functional requirements in software engineering, (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999)
Dardenne, A. Lamsweerde, and S. Fickas, Goal-directed Requirements Acquisition, Science of Computer Programming, 20, (Elsevier, 1993), pp. 3–50
P. Bresciani, P. Giorgini, F. Giunchiglia, J. Mylopoulos, and A. Perini, TROPOS: An Agent Oriented Software Development Methodology, Journal of Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems, 8(3), (2004), pp. 203–236
A.I. Anton, Goal Identification and Refinement in the Specification of Software-Based Information Systems”, Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgia Institute of Technology, (Atlanta, USA, 1997)
Alexander, Misuse cases help to elicit non-functional requirements, Computing & Control Engineering Journal, 14(1), (2003), pp. 40–45
M. Lassoued and C. Salinesi, Shall IS Security be Treated Differently in the light of the Open World Assumption? A Literature Review, Centre de Recherche en Informatique, University Paris 1, Internal Report, (2006)
Kangas, J. Kangas, and J. Pykäläinen, Outranking Methods As Tools in Strategic Natural Resources Planning, 35(2), (Silva Fennica, 2001) pp. 215–227
J. Mustajoki, R.P. Hamalainen, and A. Salo, Decision Support by Interval SMART/SWING — Incorporating Imprecision in the SMART and SWING Methods, 36(2), (Decision Sciences, 2005), pp. 317–339
M. Poyhonen, R.P. Hamalainen, On the convergence of multiattribute weighting methods, European Journal of Operational Research, 129(3), (2001), pp. 569–585
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 International Federation for Information Processing
About this paper
Cite this paper
Kornyshova, E., Deneckère, R., Salinesi, C. (2007). Method Chunks Selection by Multicriteria Techniques: an Extension of the Assembly-based Approach. In: Ralyté, J., Brinkkemper, S., Henderson-Sellers, B. (eds) Situational Method Engineering: Fundamentals and Experiences. ME 2007. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 244. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73947-2_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73947-2_7
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-73946-5
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-73947-2
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)