A Method for Situational and Guided Information System Design

摘要

Model Driven Architecture is not highly used in current information system development practice. One of the reasons is that modeling languages are mostly used for documenting of the information system development and enhancement of communication within project teams. Without guidance, an information system design results in models of low quality, which cannot be used for anything more than documenting pieces of the information system. When it comes to model transformation, project team members usually reuse predefined transformations included in a modeling tool. Models of low quality that are not traceable and not complete are hard to transform. Model quality cannot be high if modeling activities are not guided and constrained. Guidance and constraints can be imposed through project activities led by a senior designer responsible for model quality. In this article, a method for situational modeling guidance is presented. This method is adaptable and situation dependent. Implemented within a modeling tool, the method should allow project team members responsible for model quality to give guidance and constraints, and to ensure model quality through the modeling tool.