On the role of software process modeling in software ecosystem design

  • Authors:
  • Oskar Pettersson;Martin Svensson;Didac Gil;Jesper Andersson;Marcelo Milrad

  • Affiliations:
  • Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden;Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden;Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden;Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden;Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Software Architecture: Companion Volume
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Software Ecosystems (SECOs) have in recent years emerged as a promising approach for improved inter and intra organizational reuse and for reusability involving end-users in the software development process. Understanding the software's role in a larger perspective and how it interconnects with stakeholders is key for progress in those directions. However, for SECOs, several theoretical and methodological gaps remain to be charted. This paper identifies one such gap, the need for precise process modeling. It elaborates on experiences gained from the analysis of a SECO for mobile learning and brings up several aspects and insights for this particular domain. The main contributions are an initial reference model for the mobile learning domain and an outline for an analysis method for domain specific SECOs.