Towards a Pragmatic Perspective on Requirements for Conceptual Modeling Methods
The mere unmanageable amount of techniques for conceptual modeling of information systems poses a challenge both for users of...
Towards explicit strategies for modeling
We present an initial framework resulting from our ongoing research concerning modelling strategies. Our approach is rooted in a...
A template-based analysis of GRL
The goal-oriented paradigm is widely popular in Requirements Engineering. However, the central notion of goal remains one of the...
A Rigorous Framework for Model-Driven Development
The Model Driven Architecture (MDA) is an initiative of the Object Management Group (OMG) to model-centric software development. MDA...
A Historical Perspective on Conceptual Modelling: from Information Algebra to Enterprise Modelling and Ontologies
The evolution of research and practice in the area of conceptual in-formation systems modelling during more than four decades...
Objectification
Some information modeling approaches allow instances of relationships to be treated as entities in their own right. In the...
An Analytical Evaluation of BPMN Using a Semiotic Quality Framework
Evaluation of modelling languages is important both to be able to select the most suitable languages according to the...
Assessing Business Processing Modeling Languages Using a Generic Quality Framework
We describe in this paper an insurance company that has recently wanted to standardize on business process modeling language....
Contract Workflow Model Patterns Using BPMN
Business Process Models are typically used to express inter or intra - enterprise business activities/processes. Contractual obligations need to...
The MAIS approach to web service design
This paper presents a first attempt to realize a methodological framework supporting the most relevant phases of the design...
