What is the Multiview Methodology?
Multiview is an approach to system analysis and design and is accomplished by breaking view specification into independent tasks. It focuses on organisational goals and aims to further them by integrating the system in accordance to the people that work within the establishment.
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Ref: http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/rundensteiner92multiview.html
Applying Multiview to Next Plc
The Multiview Framework
Ref: www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/CMSALAWS/PAGES/fldr/bsa7.doc
The Multiview framework shows five (5) views that denote all characteristics required to facilitate user requirements for the IS. Methodology Outputs
Outputs Information
Social Aspects
How will it affect me?
Role-set
Will my job change? In what way?
People tasks
What will I have to do?
Human-computer Interface How will I work with the computer?
What inputs and outputs are there?
Database
What data are involved?
Database Maintenance
How will I maintain the integrity of the data?
Recovery
What happens when it goes wrong?
Monitoring
Is the system performing to specification?
Control How is security and privacy dealt with?
What errors are detected?
Information retrieval
What information will I get?
Application
What will the system do?
Inputs and Outputs necessary for non-application areas.
Will it affect anything else on the computer subsystem?
Ref: www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/CMSALAWS/PAGES/fldr/bsa7.doc
Multiview Stages
1. Analysis of Human Activity
Multiview looks at the human activity within the organisation and analyses it in order to determine a problem theme. Using diagrams to give an overview of human activity within departments make it easier for users to pinpoint discrepancies with workflows. Once identified, users of the system can assist the developers to make the necessary changes that will increase efficiency with human activity.
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