Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2016
Abstract
This paper proposes that basic ideas from the work system theory (WST) and the work system method (WSM) might serve as a front end to object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD), thereby providing a path from business-oriented descriptions to formal, technical specifications. After describing the background motivation and summarizing work system concepts, the paper uses a hiring system example to show how two tools from WSM can be used as a front end for OOAD, in effect, a step before creating use case diagrams and other types of Unified Modeling Language (UML) artifacts. Potential benefits of this approach stem from a business-oriented question, "how can we improve this work system's performance," rather than an IT-oriented question, "how can we create a technical artifact that will be used?"
Recommended Citation
Alter, S. and Bolloju, N. "A Work System Front End for Object-Oriented Analysis and Design," International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach, 9(1), 1-18, January-June 2016
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Comments
This is an author's draft. Please find the final publication in IJITSA.