Using ontology to support development of software
architectures.
INTRODUCTION
The IEEE Recommended Practices for Architectural Description of
Software-Intensive Systems (IEEE-1471) (1) provides a conceptual
framework for documenting software architectures, in . . .
Communication-minded visualization: a call to action.(Technical
Forum)
Visualization applications can enable interactions between people
in powerful and unexpected ways, as illustrated by the following two
personal experiences.
In the spring of 2003, the first . . .
Machines in the conversation: detecting themes and trends in
informal communication streams.
INTRODUCTION
Since the dawn of spoken language, conversation has been the means
by which ideas are developed and a consensus around those ideas
obtained. The speed, range, and modes in which . . .
Following the sun: case studies in global software
development.
INTRODUCTION
Global telecommunications networks have matured in the past decade,
providing a vehicle for relatively inexpensive communication between
teams that are separated by great physical . . .
Ethnographic study of collaborative knowledge work.
INTRODUCTION
According to Tom Davenport, a knowledge worker is "someone
with high degrees of expertise, education or experience and the primary
purpose of their jobs involves the creation, . . .
Uncovering the to-dos hidden in your in-box.
INTRODUCTION
The beginning of the 21st century has been marked by an explosion
of electronic information. We often find ourselves inundated with
information that reaches us through a variety of . . .
Activity explorer: activity-centric collaboration from research
to product.
INTRODUCTION
Activity Explorer (AE), a part of the IBM Workplace * product
family, (1) introduced the concept of activity-centric collaboration to
the market. The basic idea behind . . .
Activity management as a Web service.
INTRODUCTION
This paper is a companion to "Business activity patterns: A
new model for collaborative business applications," which also
appears in this issue of the IBM Systems Journal. (1)
. . .
Business activity patterns: a new model for collaborative
business applications.
INTRODUCTION
This paper is a companion to "Activity management as a Web
service," which also appears in this issue of the IBM Systems
Journal. (1)
Accomplishing complex work in businesses . . .
Beyond predictable workflows: enhancing productivity in artful
business processes.
INTRODUCTION
In most companies, managers are under pressure to reduce costs and
improve productivity. In this paper, we give a practitioner's
perspective on some of the challenges of improving . . .
Preface.(Editorial)
The focus on innovation in today's business world has
increased awareness of the crucial role collaboration plays in the
workplace. At the same time, business globalization often leads to . . .
Introduction.(Editorial)
Collaboration in today's global business environment is being
highlighted by management experts and financial analysts as critical to
innovation and the creation of new business models. . . .
Using logical data models for understanding and transforming
legacy business applications.(Technical Forum)
Show me your flowchart and conceal your tables, and I shall
continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won't usually
need your flowchart; it'll be obvious.
Frederick Brooks, The . . .
Feature-based survey of model transformation approaches.
INTRODUCTION
Model-driven software development is centered on the use of models.
(1) Models are system abstractions that allow developers and other
stakeholders to effectively address concerns, . . .
UML 2: a model-driven development tool.
INTRODUCTION
The early part of the 1990s saw heightened interest in the object
paradigm and related technologies. New programming languages based on
this paradigm, such as Smalltalk, Eiffel, C++, . . .
Model driven development for business performance
management.
INTRODUCTION
Business Performance Management (BPM) (1-4) has emerged as a
critical discipline to enable enterprises to manage their business
solutions in an on demand fashion. Gartner has coined . . .
Model-driven systems development.
INTRODUCTION
According to conventional wisdom, software and systems projects are
seldom successful because success is defined as the delivery of systems
that perform as promised, on time, and . . .
Rational software architect: a tool for domain-specific
modeling.
INTRODUCTION
The development of the Unified Modeling Language ** (1) (UML **),
standardized by the Object Management Group, Inc. (OMG **) in 1997, was
an important step in focusing efforts to . . .
Model-driven development: assets and reuse.
INTRODUCTION
There are many challenges in software development, but in this
paper, we focus on mitigating complexity, improving consumability (the
ease of use by which a model can be approached, . . .
Multilevel models in model-driven engineering, product lines, and
metaprogramming.
INTRODUCTION
Over the last decade, there has been an increasing desire in both
research and practice to abandon the manual development of programs in
favor of more automation. (1) Work on . . .
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