design of software components, based on theoretical and experimentalexperience from related and the assessment projects, so …This deliverable describes the work done in the first 6 months of task 2.1, " Software components:Specification and … that Catallaxy can be implementedin any computational system including the simulation and prototype software” from WP2 …

Many IT design methodologies have been developed to guide professional designers towards aproduction of ‘good’ software … activities of the users as an important part of creatingtechnology-in-use. These user activities of in-situ design during … InformationSystem design processes. In this contribution, we are suggesting a perspective to capture the activitiesof “Designers” and …

software products. We use design structure matrices (DSMs) to map dependencies between the elements of a design and define …This paper reports data from a study that seeks to characterize the differences in design structure between complex … software products--the Linux operating system and the Mozilla Web browser--that were developed via contrasting modes of …

In this chapter we depict collaborative aspects of tailoring software. We provide a categorization distinguishing …

design should shapethe industry’s revised approach todelivering mainstream financial productsand services. For financial … capability to beimproved across the board, Vass posits,we need to consider the basic principlesof inclusive design and delivery …

appropriation. A product or process design that is modular with respect tointellectual property (IP) allows firms to better capture …

Design standards are carriers and creators of facts, enabling facts about product value to travel between groups, and … compared. However, when design standards are not consistent, facts about product value may not travel well, even when designs … in the nineteenth century, this paper demonstrates how inconsistent design standards (wire sizes) inhibited the travel of …