WWAC: WinWin abstraction based decision coordination

ABSTRACT

Distributed engineering of complex software artifacts require collaboration of multiple independent stakeholders over extended periods of time. The independent decision changes, task executions, resource usages and other activities of the stakeholders may interact causing problems where mutual dependencies exist due to global activity ordering, resource sharing, product integrity, and other global constraints. Stakeholder coordination is required to ensure satisfaction of the global constraints. The paper presents an approach (WWAC) to the problem of stakeholder coordination for distributed design decision making that exploits an active meta-model arising out of stakeholder collaboration and captures abstractions of design decisions and their dependencies.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.2 Types of Systems
          Subjects: Decision support (e.g., MIS)

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

General Terms:
Design, Management, Performance, Theory

Keywords:
change management, collaborative design, decision coordination