Abstract:
The OPEN Process Framework (OPF) consists of a full metamodeling underpinning a set
of process components stored in a repository. Individual selections are then made from
that repository in order to create a personalized process for software development by use
of method engineering techniques. Originally targeted at object technology, the OPF has
been recently extended to support agent-oriented information systems. We find that
although much work has to be done to deal with 'autonomous' components, the scope of
the OPEN Process Framework is adequate to absorb this new work. Furthermore, there
has been no need to perturb the existing Framework in accommodating these new ideas.
