Using Multi-Agent Systems for Change Management Processes in the Context of Distributed Software Development Processes

Abstract

Today software engineering is facing the problem of the development of distributed software systems. Due to distribution these systems inherit specific problems that need to be tackled during the development. Our approach to handle the problem is to provide an integrated development environment that is based on clear and powerful concepts and which allows to structure a system in a domainoriented way. As the conceptual basis we apply agent-oriented Petri nets. For the practical part of the control of such applications we use agent-based workflow management system (WFMS) technology. In this paper we illustrate for Change Management, as an important part of the development process, how to apply our