Path-Based and Pattern-Based Approaches for Change Management
DSM 2010: Proceedings of the 12th International DSM Conference, Cambridge, UK, 22.-23.07.2010
Year: 2010
Editor: Wynn, D.C.; Kreimeyer, M.; Eben, K.; Maurer, M.; Lindemann, U.; Clarkson, P.J.
Author: Li, S.; Rajinia, E.
Section: Requirements, Reviews and Change Management
Page(s): 279-292
Abstract
This paper presents path-based and pattern-based approaches to formulate and evaluate the change options in change management. The path-based approach uses the dependency information available in the matrix models to trace the propagation paths for different change options. This path-tracing effort can be utilized to evaluate the quality of different change options. Alternatively, the pattern-based approach intends to identify the matrix-based structures of a system to estimate the scope of change propagation for different change options. We will present two cases in the following to illustrate the path-based and pattern-based approaches respectively for change management.
Keywords: change Management, Decision Making