Transformations of Software Process Models to Adopt Model-Driven Architecture

Vladimirs Nikulsins

2010

Abstract

This paper proposes a solution on how to adopt software development process and make it compliant with the Model Driven Architecture by OMG. Process modeling languages helps to formalize the knowledge about the software development life cycle expressed in tasks, activities, phases, workflows and roles. SPEM (Software Process Engineering Meta-Model) is OMG standard used to describe a software development process within an organization. The proposed solution is to transform any so called “traditional” software development life cycle model into the model-driven with the help of model transformations written in Query/View/Transformation (QVT) language. This approach has been partially approbated in one of the Latvian IT companies.

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Nikulsins V. (2010). Transformations of Software Process Models to Adopt Model-Driven Architecture . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010) ISBN 978-989-8425-16-4, pages 70-79. DOI: 10.5220/0003044500700079


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@conference{mda & mtdd10,
author={Vladimirs Nikulsins},
title={Transformations of Software Process Models to Adopt Model-Driven Architecture},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={70-79},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003044500700079},
isbn={978-989-8425-16-4},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010)
TI - Transformations of Software Process Models to Adopt Model-Driven Architecture
SN - 978-989-8425-16-4
AU - Nikulsins V.
PY - 2010
SP - 70
EP - 79
DO - 10.5220/0003044500700079