Anyone can use Models: Potentials, Requirements and Support for Non-Expert Model Interaction

  • Authors:
  • Alexander Nolte;Michael Prilla

  • Affiliations:
  • Information and Technology Management, Institute for Applied Work Science, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany;Information and Technology Management, Institute for Applied Work Science, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of e-Collaboration
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Models play an important role in modern organizations. They are used to coordinate the interplay of stakeholders, inform the design of software systems and are even used for controlling purposes. While these models affect multiple people within an organization their creation and usage is limited to a few experts. This is due to the common belief that non-expert modelers are not capable of performing modeling tasks or working with models without the help of experts. With this paper the authors argue that people are capable of interacting with models when they are given the right means to do so. The authors shed light onto the potential benefits of non-expert model interaction by conducting multiple case studies and describing suitable tool support for non-expert modelers.