A method to build information systems engineering process metamodels

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1730-1742

  Hug, Charlotte ^a   Front, Agnès ^a   Rieu, Dominique ^a   Henderson Sellers, Brian ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Information systems engineering; Method; Method engineering; Pattern; Process metamodel

Indexed keywords

META MODEL; METHOD; METHOD ENGINEERING; PATTERN; PATTERN SYSTEMS; PROCESS METAMODEL; SITUATIONAL CONTEXT;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 69549095848     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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