Joe McManus
Abstract
This paper proposes a new methodology for the development of Knowledge Based Systems (KBS). The key characteristics of knowledge based systems are examined, with particular emphasis on those aspects of developing such systems which differentiate them from more conventional development approaches. Existing KBS development methodologies are considered, and some of the important aspects of these methodologies are adopted/adapted within the new methodology, which seeks to define a methodological approach which satisfies the key requirements of knowledge-based systems development, while ensuring that the key managerial aspects of a methodological approach are also catered for. The proposed methodology is then assessed in the light of the particular difficulties of the paradigm which it seeks to address.
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- A proposed methodology for knowledge based systems development
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