Towards a synchronization model between activities and products within a software development process

Abstract

Mastering the development processes is a major challenge for companies, given the increasing complexity of systems and technological development of this field. Besides roles, a development process consists of a set of activities and products which are interdependent. This mutual dependency between the two entities implies that if one of them undergoes a change or an evolution, the other must also be adjusted in accordance. Our objective is then to study the impact of a change, that occurs on the product side, on the activity side, and vice-versa, so that these two entities are in synchronization, and overall consistency in case of evolution. For that purpose, we propose a synchronization model between objects whose states evolve separately and share data. The model is based on the paradigm Publish/Subscribe coupled to an event driven architecture.