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MERISE: An information system design and development methodology

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Abstract

MERISE is an Information System Design and Development methodology widely used in France. The framework of MERISE has three cycles: abstraction cycle, approval cycle and life cycle. The abstraction cycle uses the three database levels (conceptual, logical and physical). The approval cycle recognizes the necessity of identifying decision points during the development of the information system. The life cycle consists of (long range) planning, initial study, detailed study, implementation, launching and maintenance. A system of tools has been defined to support these cycles.

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chief of Information System Operations in S.I.S., a French software house. He has a degree in computer science from the Faculté des Sciences de Paris and a business degree from ICG. He spent two years in the University of Edinburgh, in the meta-mathematics unit. He was seven years with the METRA Group (Scientific Direction) before becoming in 1977 the director of the MERISE project for the Department of Industry. Aged of 44, he is presently working on information system methodology and on software tools connected with this activity. He is member of ISO TC 97/SC5/WG3, IFIP TC8 and AFCET.

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engineer from Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité in Paris; he also got a degree in Economy. After eight years devoted to the design and realization of the DBMS MIISFIIT, he was responsible of the team which developed a data-base design methodology based on the Entity Relationship approach. In 1977, he participated with the MERISE project where he specially worked on dynamical aspects of Information System Design. He is a member of ISO TC 97/SC5/WG3 and IFIP TC8. He is currently chairman of the division “Management, EDP, Decision” of AFCET. Mr. Tardieu is 37 and presently Chief of the Technical Unit “Mission de l'Informatique”, Department of Urban Affairs and Transportation, France.

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