Method engineering

Not to be confused with Methods engineering, a subspecialty of Industrial engineering.
Example of a Method Engineering Process. This figure provides a process-oriented view of the approach used to develop prototype IDEF9 method concepts, a procedure, and candidate graphical and textual language elements.[1]

Method engineering in the "field of information systems is the discipline to construct new methods from existing methods".[2] It focuses on "the design, construction and evaluation of methods, techniques and support tools for information systems development".[3]

Furthermore, method engineering "wants to improve the usefulness of systems development methods by creating an adaptation framework whereby methods are created to match specific organisational situations".[4]

  1. ^ Richard J. Mayer and others (1995). Information Integration for Concurrent Engineering (IICE) Compendium of methods report Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. p.7-10.
  2. ^ F. Harmsen & M. Saeki (1996). "Comparison of four method engineering languages". In: Sjaak Brinkkemper et al. (eds.) Proceedings of the IFIP TC8, WG8.1/8.2 working conference on method engineering on Method engineering : principles of method construction and tool support: principles of method construction and tool support. January 1996, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. p.209-231
  3. ^ Sjaak Brinkkemper, Method engineering: engineering of information systems development methods and tools. Journal of Information & Software Technology, Vol 38, n°4, pp 275-280 (1996)
  4. ^ Colette Rolland (2008) Method Engineering: Towards Methods as Services. Keynote speech ICSE0. 2008.