Krogstie / Brinkkemper Conceptual Modelling in Information Systems Engineering

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-72677-7
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 346 Seiten

This book compiles contributions from renowned researchers covering all aspects of conceptual modeling, on the occasion of Arne Sølvberg's 67th birthday. Friends of this pioneer in information systems modeling contribute their latest research results from such fields as data modeling, goal-oriented modeling, agent-oriented modeling, and process-oriented modeling. The book reflects the most important recent developments and application areas of conceptual modeling, and highlights trends in conceptual modeling for the next decade.

John Krogstie is Professor in Information Systems at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. He is also a senior advisor at SINTEF and was employed as a manager in Accenture 1991-2000. John Krogstie is the Norwegian Representative for IFIP TC8 and vice-chair of IFIP WG 8.1 on information systems design and evaluation, where he is the initiator and leader of the task group for Mobile Information Systems. Andreas Lothe Opdahl is Professor of Information Science at the University of Bergen, Norway. His research interests include information systems and enterprise modelling, requirements determination and enterprise information architecture. He is a member of IFIP WG8.1 on information systems design and evaluation. Sjaak Brinkkemper is Professor of Organization and Information at the Institute of Information and Computing Sciences of the Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He leads a group of about twenty researchers specialized in product software enterpreneurship. The main research themes of the group are methodology of product software development, implementation and adoption, and business-economic aspects of the product software industry. He is a member of IFIP Working Group 8.1 on the 'Design and Evaluation of Information Systems', of the ACM, of the Computer Society of the IEEE, and of the Netherlands Society for Informatics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krogstie, John

Brinkkemper, Sjaak

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Short biography of Arne Sølvberg;7
2;List of Authors;9
3;Contents;13
4;From Information Algebra to Enterprise Modelling and Ontologies – a Historical Perspective on Modelling for Information Systems;15
4.1;1 Introduction;15
4.2;2 Pioneering Work;16
4.3;3 Refinement – New Models and Extensions;19
4.4;4 The Search for a Common Framework;22
4.5;5 Participation and Understanding;25
4.6;6 Concluding Remarks and Dedication;28
4.7;References;30
5;Fact-Oriented Modeling: Past, Present and Future;33
5.1;1 Introduction;33
5.2;2 A Brief History of ORM;35
5.3;3 The ORM Graphical Notation;36
5.4;4 The ORM Modeling Procedure;40
5.5;5 ORM Research and Practice;44
5.6;6 Conclusion;45
5.7;References;46
6;Data Integration – Problems, Approaches, and Perspectives;53
6.1;1 Introduction;53
6.2;2 The Problem of Integration;55
6.3;3 Approaches to Integration;56
6.4;4 From Structural to Semantic Integration;61
6.5;5 Personal Semantic Data Integration in the SIRUP Approach;64
6.6;6 Outlook;66
6.7;7 Conclusions;69
6.8;References;69
7;Challenges to Conceptual Modelling;73
8;Interoperable Management of Conceptual Models;89
8.1;1 Introduction;89
8.2;2 Phenomena and Behaviours;91
8.3;3 Items and Facets;92
8.4;4 The Need for Ontological Foundations;94
8.5;5 Describing Modelling Constructs with Templates;95
8.6;6 The Unified Enterprise Modelling Language;99
8.7;7 Discussion;100
8.8;8 Conclusions;101
8.9;References;102
9;Uniform and Flexible Data Management in Workflow Management Systems;105
9.1;1 Introduction;105
9.2;2 Uniform XML Based Data Access;107
9.3;3 XML Based User Interface;110
9.4;4 Workflow Metamodel;112
9.5;5 Proposed Architecture and Prototype;115
9.6;6 Related Work;117
9.7;7 Conclusions;118
9.8;References;119
10;Using Models in Enterprise Systems Projects;121
10.1;1 Introduction;121
10.2;2 Business Reengineering with Enterprise Systems;124
10.3;3 Business Modeling;126
10.4;4 Expanding Models with Performance Indicators;130
10.5;5 Conclusions;135
10.6;References;135
11;The Role of Business Models in Enterprise Modelling;137
11.1;1 The Roles of Modelling;137
11.2;2 Conceptual, Process and Goal Models;139
11.3;3 Business Models;141
11.4;4 Relating Business models to Other Kinds of Enterprise Models;145
11.5;5 Concluding Remarks;152
11.6;References;152
12;Capturing System Intentionality with Maps;155
12.1;1 Introduction;155
12.2;2 The Map representation system;158
12.3;3 Illustrating the use of Map;165
12.4;4 Conclusion;169
12.5;References;170
13;Conceptual Modeling and Software Design of Multi- agent Systems;173
13.1;1 Introduction;173
13.2;2 Extending UML;174
13.3;3 The Intelligent Elevator Case Study;178
13.4;4 Lessons Learned;183
13.5;5 Related Work;186
13.6;6 Conclusions and Future Work;187
13.7;References;188
14;Agent Approach to Online Legal Trade;191
14.1;1 Introduction;191
14.2;2 A Scenario;192
14.3;3 Software Agents;193
14.4;4 Negotiation;195
14.5;5 Legal Assistance;200
14.6;6 Implementation;205
14.7;7 Conclusions;207
14.8;References;207
15;Methods and Tools for Developing Interactive Information Systems;209
15.1;1 Introduction;209
15.2;2 First Generation: Mainframes, Batch and Files;210
15.3;3 Second Generation: Time-Sharing, Terminals and Early DBMSs;210
15.4;4 The Origins of User Software Engineering;211
15.5;5 Third Generation: Personal Computers and WIMP;213
15.6;6 Fourth Generation: The World Wide Web and Multi-tier Systems;214
15.7;7 Fifth Generation: Richer User Interface, Application Generation Tools and Open Source;216
15.8;8 Conclusion;220
15.9;References;221
16;Conceptual Alignment of Software Production Methods;223
16.1;1 Introduction;223
16.2;2 Core Elements Borrowed from FRISCO;225
16.3;3 Towards a Precise Communicational View of IS;227
16.4;4 A Practical Application of the Conceptual Framework;234
16.5;5 Concluding Remarks;239
16.6;References;240
17;The Co-Development of System Requirements and Functional Architecture;243
17.1;1 Introduction;243
17.2;2 Overview of the COSMOD-RE Method;245
17.3;3 Activities in the System-Level Co-Design Process;252
17.4;4 Summary;259
17.5;References;259
18;Capturing Dependability Threats in Conceptual Modelling;261
18.1;1 Introduction;261
18.2;2 Modelling Information and Misinformation;265
18.3;3 Workflow Models with Inverted Icons;270
18.4;4 Discussion and Conclusions;272
18.5;References;273
19;What Is Being Iterated? Reflections on Iteration in Information System Engineering Processes;275
19.1;1 Introduction;275
19.2;2 What is Being Iterated?;276
19.3;3 Prescriptive Software Engineering Approaches;280
19.4;4 Reflections: What is Being Iterated?;286
19.5;4 Conclusion;288
19.6;References;289
20;Systems Development in a GRIDs Environment;293
20.1;1 A Short History of Computing: A Personal View;294
20.2;2 Requirements Today and Tomorrow;295
20.3;3 The GRIDs Paradigm;296
20.4;4 The GRIDs Architecture;299
20.5;5 Systems Development in a GRIDs Environment;301
20.6;6 Metadata is the Key Technology;302
20.7;7 Conclusion;307
20.8;References;308
21;Adaptive Information Systems;309
21.1;1 Introduction;309
21.2;2 Flexible Processes;310
21.3;3. QoS Negotiation and Re-Optimization;314
21.4;4 Self-Healing Processes;315
21.5;5 Related Work;317
21.6;6 Concluding Remarks;317
21.7;References;318
22;Modelling of the People, by the People, for the People;319
22.1;1 Introduction;319
22.2;2 State of the Art and State of Practice Within IS and Enterprise Modelling;322
22.3;3 Towards Enterprise Visual Scenes;324
22.4;4 Concluding Remarks;330
22.5;References;331
23;A Research Agenda for Conceptual Schema- Centric Development;333
23.1;1 Introduction;333
23.2;2 Conceptual Schemas;334
23.3;3 Conceptual Schema-Centric Development;336
23.4;4 Towards a Research Agenda for CSCD;337
23.5;5 Conclusions;344
23.6;Acknowledgements;344
23.7;References;345
24;Bibliography;349
25;Index;353