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    • A catalogue of reusable context model elements based on the i* framework 

      Abad, Karina; Pérez, Wilson; Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier (Springer, 2017)
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      The definition of the context of a system is one of the most relevant activities in the early phases of information systems engineering. It allows system engineers to narrow the system scope, by defining well established ...
    • A comparative analisys of i*-based agent-oriented modeling languages 

      Ayala Martínez, Claudia Patricia; Cares, Carlos; Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Grau Colom, Gemma; Haya, Mariela; Salazar, Guadalupe; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Mayol Sarroca, Enric; Quer, Carme (2005)
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      Agent-oriented models are frequently used in disciplines such as requirements engineering and organizational process modelling. i* is currently one of the most widespread notations used for this purpose. Due to its strategic ...
    • A framework for selecting workflow tools in the context of composite information systems 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme; Rodríguez Cámara, Núria (Springer, 2004)
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      When an organization faces the need of integrating some workflow-related activities in its information system, it becomes necessary to have at hand some well-defined informational model to be used as a framework for ...
    • A quality-model-based approach for describing and evaluating software packages 

      Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2002)
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      Selection of software packages from user requirements is a central task in software engineering. Selection of inappropriate packages may compromise business processes and may interfere negatively in the functioning of the ...
    • An empirical study on the use of i* by non-technical stakeholders: the case of strategic dependency diagrams 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier (2019-03)
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      Early phases of information systems engineering include the understanding of the enterprise’s context and the construction of models at different levels of decomposition, required to design the system architecture. These ...
    • Análisis comparativo de lenguajes de modelado orientados a objetivos basados en i* 

      Ayala Martínez, Claudia Patricia; Cares Gallardo, Carlos; Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Grau Colom, Gemma; Haya, Mariela; Salazar Zarate, Guadalupe; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Mayol Sarroca, Enric; Quer, Carme (2004)
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      Los modelos orientados a objetivos son usados frecuentemente en disciplinas tales como la ingeniería de requisitos o el modelado de procesos en organizaciones. i* es una de las notaciones más empleadas para construir este ...
    • Análisis de desajustes con respecto a los requisitos en la selección de componentes OTS 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier (2009)
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      Debido a su complejidad, la mayoría de los sistemas de software modernos se construyen integrando componentes de diversa naturaleza para formar arquitecturas híbridas. La construcción de este tipo de sistemas se caracteriza ...
    • Building and using quality models for complex software domains 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme (2003)
      Research report
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      The use of quality models in software package procurement provides a framework for the description of the domain which the package belongs to. Package descriptions and user quality requirements may be translated into the ...
    • Building sound COTS products taxonomies 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme; Torchiano, Marco (2004)
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      The acquisition of process of COTS products requires the identification of the suitable products. The evaluation of COTS products varies from type to type, e.g. a DBMS has to be evaluated differently ...
    • Building strategic enterprise context models with i*: a pattern-based approach 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier (Springer, 2012)
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      Modern enterprise engineering (EE) requires deep understanding of organizations and their interaction with their context. Because of this, in early phases of the EE process, enterprise context models are often built and ...
    • Calidad de componentes software 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme (Ra-Ma, 2010-02-11)
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      En los últimos años se constata una tendencia creciente por parte de las organizaciones a desarrollar sus sistemas software mediante la combinación de componentes, en lugar de desarrollar dichos sistemas partiendo de cero. ...
    • Characterization of a taxonomy for business applications and the relationships among them 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme; Torchiano, Marco (Springer, 2004)
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      In this paper we propose a taxonomy for classifying COTS business applications, i.e. products that are used in the daily functioning of all types of organizations worldwide, such as ERP systems and document management ...
    • COSTUME: a method for building quality models for composite COTS-based software systems 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Grau Colom, Gemma; Quer, Carme (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2004)
      Conference report
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      The use of quality models during the selection of commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) products provides a framework for the description of the domains which the COTS products belong to. Descriptions of COTS products and user ...
    • COSTUME: a method for building quality models for composite COTS-based software systems 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Grau Colom, Gemma; Quer, Carme (2004-02)
      Research report
      Open Access
      The use of quality models during the selection of Commercial, Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products provides a framework for the description of the domains which the COTS products belong to. Descriptions of COTS products and ...
    • Costume: a method for building quality models for composite COTS-based software systems 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Grau, Gemma; Quer, Carme (IEEE, 2004)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The use of quality models during the selection of Commercial, Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products provides a framework for the description of the domains which the COTS products belong to. Descriptions of COTS products and ...
    • COSTUME: un método para la combinación de modelos de calidad 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme; Burgués Illa, Xavier; Grau Colom, Gemma (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, 2003)
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      El uso de modelos de calidad durante la selección de componentes COTS (Comercial Off-The-Shelf) proporciona un entorno adecuado para la descripción de los dominios a los que éstos pertenecen. En este artículo tratamos la ...
    • DesCOTS: A software system for selecting COTS components 

      Grau Colom, Gemma; Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme (2004-03)
      Research report
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      Selection of commercial-off-the-shelf software components (COTS Components) has a growing importance in software engineering. Unfortunately, selection projects have a high risk of ending up into abandonment or yielding ...
    • DesCOTS: a software system for selecting COTS components 

      Grau Colom, Gemma; Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2004)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Selection of commercial-off-the-shelf software components (COTS components) has a growing importance in software engineering. Unfortunately, selection projects have a high risk of ending up into abandonment or yielding an ...
    • Descubriendo la arquitectura de sistemas de software híbridos: un enfoque basado en Modelos i* 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier (2009)
      Conference report
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      La mayoría de sistemas de software modernos se construyen integrando componentes de diversa naturaleza (comerciales, código libre, componentes legados, etc.), formando arquitecturas híbridas. La construcción de este tipo ...
    • Determining criteria for selecting software components: lessons learned 

      Carvallo Vega, Juan Pablo; Franch Gutiérrez, Javier; Quer, Carme (2007-05)
      Article
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      Software component selection is growing in importance. Its success relies on correctly assessing the candidate components' quality. For a particular project, you can assess quality by identifying and analyzing the criteria ...