Information Systems Modeling, Design and Development

Abstract

In today’s highly competitive markets, organizations and businesses are increasingly dependent on their information systems to achieve their objectives effectively and efficiently. New technologies bring with them new opportunities to improve organizational communication and, if not taken advantage of, organizations run the risk of being disadvantaged or failing in their missions. The ProS center has a long experience in the analysis, design and implementation of information systems in different domains: management applications and databases, ambient intelligence (AmI) and ubiquitous systems, Internet of Things, genomics, etc. In addition, the center is an expert in various software development paradigms, from the most traditional structured developments to the most cutting-edge model-driven development frameworks. The Pros center has created and perfected methods of analysis and design of information systems that allow dealing with the increasing complexity of organizations; in this sense, the center offers methodological consulting in various methods (e.g. OO-Method, Communication Analysis) and analysis support in complex projects; likewise, the center facilitates companies the adoption of the most widespread modeling languages (e.g. UML, BPMN). In addition, automatic code generation technologies have been built to ensure the construction of quality information infrastructures within project deadlines and budgets.

Scientific officer

Pastor López Oscar

Stakeholders

Applications

Development of information systems for organizational management (including analysis and design services). Methodological consulting for organizations that wish to improve their software production processes, or that undertake projects with implementation outsourcing. Modeling of complex domains (e.g. databases, enterprise ontologies, genomic applications). Consulting for the adoption of new technologies for model-driven development and automatic code generation (for desktop or web platforms).

Technical advantages

The methods in which the center is skilled have demonstrated: a) high performance in industrial environments, b) the delivery of quality products within project deadlines and budgets, c) the ability to solve large and complex problems.

Benefits it provides

  • Reduction of sw development costs.
  • Increase in the quality of the developed sw.
  • Greater control of time and resources during the software development project.
  • Improvement in the management of IT services.

Relevant experience

Asesoramiento técnico en el proyecto de desarrollo del Modelling Software Kit (MOSKITT) www.moskitt.org desde 2007 hasta la actualidad. PUBLICACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Cervera, M., Albert, M., Torres, V., Pelechano, V.: Un marco metodológico e The center has designed and refined software development methods based on various paradigms. Model-driven development methods and technologies have been successfully transferred to industry and government organizations. Experience is available in the analysis of highly complex information systems. España, S., N. Condori-Fernandez, A. González& O. Pastor (2010). “A comparative empirical evaluation of requirements engineering methods.” Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society 16(1): 3-19. http://www.springerlink.com/content/9725821228745755/ España, S., A. González& O. Pastor (2009). Communication Analysis: a Requirements Engineering method for information systems. 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE 2009): 530-545. http://www.springerlink.com/content/l174t61k54640414/ González, A., S. España& O. Pastor (2009). Unity criteria for business process modeling: A theoretical argumentation for a recurrent problem in Software Engineering. Third International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS 2009), IEEE. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=05089279 Gailly, F., S. España, G. Poels& O. Pastor (2008). Integrating business domain ontologies with early requirements modelling. 2nd International Workshop on Requirements, Intentions and Goals in Conceptual Modelling (RIGiM 2008); 27th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2008), Springer LNCS. http://www.springerlink.com/content/x031m785qh03t614/ Pastor, Ó., J. Gómez, E. Insfrain& V. Pelechano (2001). “The OO method approach to information systems modeling: from object-oriented conceptual modeling to automated programming.” Information Systems 26(7): 507-534. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V0G-43PH4G8-2&_user=5674735&_coverDate=11%2F30%2F2001&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1380351247&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000053929&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=5674735&md5=4c542a5f465f8fdf88071c64dbe62622