TOWARDS MORE FLEXIBLE MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE SYSTEMS-DEVELOPMENT USING META-MODELS

Software development paradigms currently used within industry are base d on established models of the software life-cycle. As technology has evolved and become more accessible, more flexible approaches to the de velopment of software systems have been advocated. Several new models have evolved over recent years based on more powerful software enginee ring tools and more sophisticated development methodologies. A more re sponsive approach to the development of software systems should allow the integration of alternative development models to be achieved witho ut requiring changes in the development management structure. The pape r introduces meta-models that allow more flexible management of softwa re systems development. A management technique (generalised activity n etworks) is also introduced that assists in achieving this aim.