The situational method engineering (SME) literature is surveyed and a synoptic evaluation
presented in the context of formalizing and regularizing the conceptual framework and …

Most people we know don't read a book's Preface. So, we'll keep it brief. Why read this
book? Why did we write it? The answer to both these questions is straightforward. We, the …

Contemporary business process systems are built to automate routine procedures.
Automation demands well-understood domains, repetitive processes, clear organisational …

Method engineering promotes the idea of constructing methodologies for information
systems development by selecting and assembling method fragments from a repository. This …

We develop a behavioural theory of reflective sequential algorithms (RSAs), ie sequential
algorithms that can modify their own behaviour. The theory comprises a set of language …

Evolving a software process without a retrospective on its evolution and, in consequence,
without an appropriate understanding, can lead to important problems for a software …

Reflective algorithms are algorithms that can modify their own behaviour. Recently a
behavioural theory of reflective algorithms has been developed, which shows that they are …

In various fields like software development, information systems development, and e-
business development, model-based approaches allow specifying different models of which …

Long-lived, architecture-based software systems are increasingly important. Effective
process support for these systems depends upon recognising their compositional nature …

Collaborations among businesses can be described from different viewpoints. Two of these
viewpoints are the value viewpoint, representing estimated values exchanged in a …