This paper reports the results from an action research project which studies the benefits of documenting the evolution and the rationale for the evolution of a requirements specification. Earlier research into the use of ad hoc design explanation, in which design decisions were documented using the IBIS notation (Issue Based Information System) as they were made, found both benefits and weaknes...

We present a method for estimating the size, and consequently eeort and duration , of object oriented software development projects. Diierent estimates may be made in diierent phases of the development process, according to the available information. We deene an adaptation of traditional function points, called \Object Oriented Function Points", to enable the measurement of object oriented anal...

One of the fundamental challenges in designing distributed object applications (DOAs) is application partitioning. Partitioning is a technique through which all the necessary partitions or components of the application, particularly distributable ones, are discovered. This research proposes a technique to help designers in partitioning DOAs such that a justifiable application structure is achie...

In this paper a hybrid top-down/bottom-up method that can be viewed as an extension of the traditional dynamic modeling technique using Petri Nets and Parametric Design is presented as an approach to the design of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. The resulting method supports a clear separation of functionality among the design objects by using the ADV/ADO objectoriented design framework. Thus, ...