EA-MDE Events
Information about upcoming and recent EA-MDE related events:
- Jon Whittle and John Hutchinson attended the MODELS 2010 conference in Oslo, where Jon Whittle appeared on the Thursday's panel on "Modeling - Dos and Don'ts".
During the discussion, in an answer to a question from the day's keynote speaker, Pamela Zave, Jon mistakenly suggested that our data did not support the idea that the use of modeling to document designs was a significant factor in practitioners' use of MDE. In fact, our data does not support this assertion. When our questionnaire respondents were asked how "using models to capture and document designs" affected their productivity and maintainabilty:
* 66% thought that their use of models to capture and document designs improved productivity
* 61% thought that their use of models to capture and document designs improved maintainablity
In contrast, approximately 20% in each case thought that this use of models had no effect on productivity/maintainability, and approximately 6% and 11%, repsectively, think that using models in this way reduced productivity and maintainability. This leaves only 8-9% of respondents reporting that they have no experience of the matter. - Jon Whittle presented a keynote at Brazilian Conference on Software: Theory and Practice (CBSoft), in Salvador-Bahia, Brasil (27th September-1 October 2010). The title of the talk was "How to Succeed (or Fail) with Model-Driven Engineering:A Qualitative Study of What Works (and What Does Not)"
Abstract.
This talk will present results from a large-scale qualitative study with industry of what factors lead to successful adoption of model-driven engineering (MDE). Over a 9 month period, we conducted the study using a three pronged approach: (1) an in-depth questionnaire with MDE practitioners, which garnered over 250 responses; (2) interviews with industry professionals from 12 different companies; (3) observational on-site studies with companies in multiple different countries. The interviews alone resulted in over 92,000 words of transcribed data. The talk will present the main lessons learned from these studies and, in particular, will discuss factors that affect whether an MDE adoption effort succeeds or fails. - Jon Whittle presented a keynote at the 14th International Software Product Line Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea (13-17 September 2010). The title of his talk was "The Truth About Model-Driven Development:who's doing it, how and why?"
Abstract:
Model-Driven Development (MDD) has been suggested as a key enabling technology for software product lines. But how mature is MDD really? Is it ready for prime time? Are the purported benefits of MDD really being achieved in practice? Put another way, who is using MDD in industry, why are they using it, and, more importantly, how?
This talk will present results from a twelve month investigation into how MDD is actually being used in industry. This is the first large-scale study of its kind. Data was collected using a three-pronged approach: (1) a widely disseminated questionnaire, which received over 200 responses; (2) in-depth interviews with around thirty practitioners from different organizations; (3) on-site observational studies with companies.
The talk will describe highlights from the findings and will reflect upon lessons learned for future research, practice and education of MDD. - Jon Whittle and John Hutchinson hosted a Think Tank session at Code Generation 2010, Cambridge, UK (16-18 June 2010). The sessio was entitled "What factors affect success or failure with MDD? "
Abstract:
Why is it that some companies report spectacular success with MDD whereas others fail to adopt it? The answer to this riddle can usually be put down to social and organizational factors rather than technical ones. This interactive session will explore why MDD fails or succeeds and how social/organizational issues can be addressed in the future.
The session will be structured around the results of a year long project which has been applying methods from social science to understand MDD usage and adoption. Based on an OMG-supported questionnaire, in-depth interviews with over thirty companies, and observational study in industry, a number of common success / failure factors have been identified.
Session participants are asked to come along and say whether they agree or disagree with the findings, and contribute their own thoughts on how social and organizational factors affect MDD uptake. - John Hutchinson hosted a series of discussion sessions at the From code centric to model centric: Evaluating the effectiveness of MDD (C2M:EEMDD) workshop colocated with 6th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications, Paris, France (15-18 June 2010).
The sessions were designed to elicit views and opinions of delegates of the workshop, which was co-organised by EA-MDE. - Jon Whittle presented an invited talk at the Jeudis des Modeles Forum in Nantes, France (27 May 2010), entitled "How to Succeed (or Fail) with Model-Driven Engineering".
Abstract:
EA-MDE (Empirical Assessment of the Efficacy of MDE) is a multidisciplinary project that brings together computer and social scientists to identify, understand and document the factors that influence whether MDE adoption is successful or not.
A key focus of the project is on social and organisational factors as well as technical factors. The current project is a pilot project which aims to test the feasibility of assessing MDE practices empirically and aims to feed back the results to industry.
To date, we have carried out an assessment of MDE adoption using a variety of social science methods, including online questionnaires and indepth interviews with industry practitioners. In the near future, we also plan detailed observational studies of MDE use in practice.
The talk will present early results from the project based on preliminary analysis of our data which will provide some useful insights into how model-driven engineering is being used in practice in industry.
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