Evaluating a graphical notation for modelling software development methodologies

Sousa, K; Vanderdonckt, J; Henderson-Sellers, B; Gonzalez-Perez, C

Evaluating a graphical notation for modelling software development methodologies

Sousa, K Vanderdonckt, J Henderson-Sellers, B Gonzalez-Perez, C

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Citation:: Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, 2012, 23 (4), pp. 195 - 212
Issue Date:: 2012-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sousa, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vanderdonckt, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Henderson-Sellers, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gonzalez-Perez, C	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, 2012, 23 (4), pp. 195 - 212	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1045-926X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22259
dc.description.abstract	This work aims at evaluating a graphical notation for modelling software (and other kinds of) development methodologies, thus demonstrating how useful the graphical aspects can be for sharing knowledge between the people responsible for documenting information and those responsible for understanding and putting it into practice. We acknowledge the importance of having a common set of symbols that can be used to create, use and disseminate information for a larger audience than is possible today with a variety of alternatives and lack of a common ground. Using a cognitive dimensions framework, we make a standard evaluation of the elements and diagrams of the notation proposed to support the ISO/IEC 24744 methodology metamodel standard, considering the trade-offs between different dimensions. We suggest improvements to this existing notation based on this analysis, in the context of improving communication between creators and users of methodologies. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Visual Languages and Computing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jvlc.2012.04.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Software Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Evaluating a graphical notation for modelling software development methodologies	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Software
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Abstract:

This work aims at evaluating a graphical notation for modelling software (and other kinds of) development methodologies, thus demonstrating how useful the graphical aspects can be for sharing knowledge between the people responsible for documenting information and those responsible for understanding and putting it into practice. We acknowledge the importance of having a common set of symbols that can be used to create, use and disseminate information for a larger audience than is possible today with a variety of alternatives and lack of a common ground. Using a cognitive dimensions framework, we make a standard evaluation of the elements and diagrams of the notation proposed to support the ISO/IEC 24744 methodology metamodel standard, considering the trade-offs between different dimensions. We suggest improvements to this existing notation based on this analysis, in the context of improving communication between creators and users of methodologies. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

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