Reuse Mechanisms in Situational Method Engineering

Becker J, Janiesch C, Pfeiffer D

Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

Methods describe systematic procedures to overcome problems. It has been widely acknowledged that methods have to be adapted to the context of their application in order to maximize their impact. Since the original proposal of situational method engineering, numerous approaches have been introduced to tackle this problem. In order to efficiently design situation specific methods it is necessary to reuse existing knowledge. Reuse mechanisms have emerged in different research areas that can be transferred to method engineering. The objective of this paper is to identify relevant reuse mechanisms for method engineering and to review the literature for their usage. Thereof, we derive suggestions for the improvement of existing method engineering approaches and the design of new ones.

Details about the publication

PublisherRalyte J, Brinkkemper S, Henderson-Sellers B
Book titleSituational Method Engineering: Fundamentals and Experiences: Proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference, 12-14 September 2007, Geneva, Switzerland
Page range79-93
Publishing companySpringer
Place of publicationBerlin, Heidelberg
Title of seriesIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (ISSN: 1571-5736)
Volume of series244
StatusPublished
Release year2007
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
ConferenceIFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, undefined
ISBN978-0-387-73946-5
DOI10.1007/978-0-387-73947-2_8

Authors from the University of Münster

Becker, Jörg
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)
Janiesch, Christian
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)
Pfeiffer, Daniel
Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)