Meta - method for method configuration : a rational unified process case / by Fredrik Karlsson.

• The world of systems engineering methods is changing as rigorous ‘off-the-shelf’ systems engineering methods become more popular. One example of such a systems engineering method is Rational Unified Process. In order to cover all phases in a software development process, and a wide range of project-types, such methods need to be of an impressive size. Thus, the need for configuring such methods in a structured way is increasing accordingly. In this thesis, method configuration is considered as a particular kind of method engineering that focuses on tailoring a standard systems engineering method. We propose a meta-method for method configuration based on two fundamental values: standard systems engineering method’s rationality and reuse. A conceptual framework is designed, introducing the concepts Configuration Package and Configuration Template. A Configuration Package is a pre-made ideal method configuration suitable for a delimited characteristic of a (type of) software artifact, or a (type of) software development project, or a combination thereof. Configuration Templates with different characteristics are built combining a selection of Configuration Packages and used as a base for a situational method. The aim of the proposed meta-method is to ease the burden of configuring the standard systems engineering method in order to reach an appropriate situational method. 

Ämnesord

Systemutveckling  (sao)

Natural Sciences  (ssif)

Computer and Information Sciences  (ssif)

Computer Sciences  (ssif)

Naturvetenskap  (ssif)

Data- och informationsvetenskap (Datateknik)  (ssif)

Datavetenskap (datalogi)  (ssif)

TECHNOLOGY  (svep)

Information technology  (svep)

Computer science  (svep)

TEKNIKVETENSKAP  (svep)

Informationsteknik  (svep)

Datavetenskap  (svep)

System design  (lcsh)

Genre

government publication  (marcgt)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Datavetenskap

systems engineering methods

Rational Unified Process

method configuration

method engineering

Configuration Package

Configuration Template

Datavetenskap

Klassifikation

004.21 (DDC)

Puba (kssb/8 (machine generated))