Methods should assist organisations to produce desirable results more effectively, efficiently and reliably. Since method effectiveness is contingent on goals, setting, skills and other factors, method engineering is a critical activity: yet it is not well supported by tools in industry. This paper discusses an approach to and experience in creating a method engineering and deployment environment using a commercial enterprise modelling and knowledge management platform, viz.. Enterprise Value Architect (EVA).
The approach involves a competent meta model to describe methods in a generic way. Uniquely, it incorporates goals to shape method development and facilitate method tailoring for purpose, project and practitioner. The platform incorporates a unique “one page portal” for method exploration and tailoring. Quality assurance is emphasised to ensure (i) practitioners appreciate the risks of omitting method elements (ii) project designers, practitioners and reviewers share a common understanding of what is expected and how it will be validated. Challenges in organisational implementation are discussed.
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