@inproceedings{c31263dabe8240b8bf76e915ff5e8b3e,
title = "FOOM and OPM methodologies – Experimental comparison of user comprehension",
abstract = "FOOM (Functional and Object Oriented Methodology) and OPM (Object-Processes Methodology) are methodologies for analysis and design of information systems that integrate the functional and object-oriented approaches. While the analysis specification of FOOM utilizes OO-DFDs (Data Flow Diagrams with object classes replacing “traditional” data-stores) and class diagrams, OPM defines a notational model that combines processes and classes in a unified diagrammatic notation – OPD (Object-Process Diagrams). We compare FOOM and OPM from the point of view of user comprehension. The comparison is based on a controlled experiment in which we measure: (a) comprehension of the analysis specifications; (b) time to complete the task of specification comprehension; and (c) user preference of models. Results of the comparison reveal significant differences between the methodologies, in favor of FOOM.",
author = "Judith Kabeli and Peretz Shoval",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002.; 5th International Workshop on Next Generation Information Technologies and Systems, NGITS 2002 ; Conference date: 24-06-2002 Through 25-06-2002",
year = "2002",
doi = "10.1007/3-540-45431-4_9",
language = "English",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "107--122",
editor = "Alon Halevy and Avigdor Gal",
booktitle = "Next Generation Information Technologies and Systems - 5th International Workshop, NGITS 2002, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
}