Crossing the Chasm – From Business Models to Software Architecture

Abstract:

The paper describes an original agent-oriented methodology suitable for development process of Management Information Systems for modern business structures called virtual organizations. It starts with description of emerging business models – virtual organizations and a semantic gap problem. Next the state-of-the-art of currently used methodologies aimed at inter-organizational modeling has been shown as well as motivations which have become the rationale for approach taken. What is more paper discusses the main methodology assumptions, international standards the methodology follows and the framework that has been developed .