A Goal-Driven Project Management Framework for Multi- Agent Software Development: The Case of I-Tropos

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1 LOUVAIN School of Management A Goal-Driven Project Management Framework for Multi- Agent Software Development: The Case of I-Tropos Yves Wautelet A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Management Sciences of the Universite catholique de Louvain Committee in charge: Prof. Manuel Kolp, Advisor Prof. Jean Vanderdonckt, Examiner Prof. Stephane Faulkner, FUNDP, Examiner Prof. Philippe Wilmes, Reader Prof. Haralambos Mouratidis, University of East London, Reader Summer 2008

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Introduction Advantages of Multi-Agent Systems Iterative Development Towards a Framework for MAS Iterative Development Validation Limitations Reading Map 8 References 10 Chapter 2: From Software Engineering to Project Management 2 From Software Engineering to Project Management Software Engineering: a Definition Software Development Phases Analysis Design Implementation Test System Development Life Cycles The Waterfall Model The V-Model The Incremental Model The Spiral Model The WIN-WIN Spiral Model The Rational Unified Process The Modeling Language The Software Development Process Agile Modeling Agile Principles extreme Programming Software Project Management Risk Management Time Management Sources Lines Of Code Function Points Use Case Points COCOMO COCOMOII Iterative Planning 33

3 Phases Length and Resources Allocation Amount of Iterations Iteration Plan Quality Management Quality Control Quality Assurance Quality Control Management Chapter Summary 38 References 40 Chapter 3: Epistemological Foundations 3 Epistemological Foundations Context Related Work and Contributions The Evolution of Software Development Life Cycles From Object-Orientation to Agent-Orientation The Software Crisis Software Engineering: Lakatosian Reading of a Social Science The Knowledge Growth Theory Falsification Principle: a Critical View Bounded Rationality Implications A Modern Epistemological Reading of Agent Orientation The Traditional Kuhnian Perspective of Software Engineering "Paradigm" Concept: a Definition Paradigms and Software Engineering A Lakatosian Perspective of Software Engineering "Research Program" Concept: a Definition Agent-Orientation: Paradigm Vs Research Program Lessons Learned Implications Chapter Summary 61 References 63 Chapter 4: A Framework for Software Process Evaluation 4 Towards an Iterative MAS Development Methodology Agent-Oriented Software Engineering Multi-Agent Systems Benefits of AOSE MAS Development Methodologies Software Engineering versus Project Management A Framework for Evaluating SE Methodologies Life Cycle AOSE Methodologies Evaluation 73

4 4.4.1 Tropos Phases Scope Methodology Evaluation: Summary MaSE.' Phases Scope Methodology Evaluation: Summary ADELFE Phases Scope Methodology Evaluation: Summary MASSIVE Phases Scope Methodology Evaluation: Summary Methodologies Comparison Towards an Iterative AOSE Methodology Theoretical foundations Designing the Process Documenting the Process Tropos versus I-Tropos: Evolution of a MAS Development Process Process Evolution and Future Work Chapter Summary 97 References 98 Chapter 5: I-Tropos: Software Process Description 5 I-Tropos: Software Process Description Model-Driven Development: an i* Approach i* Weaknesses: Related Work i* Elements Evaluation Extending the i* Goals and Tasks Definition Process Characteristics The Software Process Engineering Metamodel (SPEM) The Process Engineering Concepts The Process Phases Pattern-Oriented Development Ill 5.3 The Process Core Disciplines Organizational Modeling Requirements Engineering Architectural Design Detailed design Implementation Test Deployment 130

5 5.4 The Process Support Discipline Risk Management Quality Management Time Management Software Process Management Process Tailoring Software Process Improvement Future Work Chapter Summary 150 References 151 Chapter 6: Case Study 6 Case Study Agents in the Steel Industry The Steel Production Process The Project The Setting Phase I-Tropos Core Disciplines Organizational Modeling Requirements Engineering Risk Management Quality Management Time Management Software Process Management: Process Tailoring The Blueprinting Phase Communication Diagrams Dynamic Diagrams Plans Structural Diagrams The Building Phase The Setuping Phase Chapter Summary 187 References 188 Chapter 7: DesCARTES-Architect: a CASE-Tool for I-Tropos Software Development 7 DesCARTES-Architect: a CASE-Tool for I-Tropos Software Development Related Work and Contributions CASE-Tool Objectives CASE-Tool Architecture The Model View Controller Integrating MVC to the Layered Architecture 195 xn

6 Communications between Layers A Tool for Agent-Oriented Analysis The i* Editor The NFR Editor TheUse-Case Editor Editors Design A Tool for Agent-Oriented Design The Structural Diagrams Editor The Communicational Diagrams Editor The Dynamic Diagrams Editor A Tool for Code Generation A Tool for Software Project Management A Tool for Risk and Quality Management A Tool for Time Management Chapter Summary 212 References 213 Chapter 8: Conclusion 8 Conclusion Summary Main Contributions Future Work 219 Appendix A 221 Appendix B 237 Appendix C 243 List of Publications 255