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Goal-oriented modelling languages are central in the information systems (IS) field, both for aligning new IS with organisational needs and for developing agent-oriented software systems. However, existing goal-oriented languages differ significantly in both syntax and semantics. The paper analyses and compares the syntax and semantics of GRL and KAOS using the UEML approach, providing a systematic and detailed comparison of the two languages, in part based on the Bunge-Wand-Weber (BWW) model and Bunge’s ontology. The work offers a path towards integrated management and use of models expressed in GRL and KAOS, it contributes to incorporating GRL and KAOS into version 2 of the unified enterprise modelling language, which is currently being developed.
This work is partially supported by the Commission of the European Communities under the 6th framework programme (InterOP NoE, Contract 508011), URL: http://www.interopnoe.org/.
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Matulevičius, R., Heymans, P., Opdahl, A.L. (2007). Comparing GRL and KAOS using the UEML Approach. In: Gonçalves, R.J., Müller, J.P., Mertins, K., Zelm, M. (eds) Enterprise Interoperability II. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-858-6_7
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