A method engineering approach to developing aspect-oriented modelling processes based on the OPEN process framework

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 761-773

  Henderson Sellers, B ^a   France, R ^b   Georg, G ^b   Reddy, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect oriented modelling; Design; Method engineering; Methodology; OPEN

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ASPECT-ORIENTED MODELLING; METHOD ENGINEERING; METHODOLOGY;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34248574551     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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