For the first time published and discussed at the MESCONF 2015.
Theses
INVOLVE STAKEHOLDERS
through domain-appropriate abstractions, notations and views
STRIVE FOR LONG-LIVED MODELS
through the right abstractions, separation of concerns and appropriate style guides
MAKE MODELS VALIDATABLE, TRANSFORMABLE AND EXECUTABLE
through semantically well-defined languages for functional and non-functional concerns
FRONT-LOADING
use models to validate or fail early in the development cycle
AVOID DUPLICATION AND REPETITIVE WORK
through automation and integration of models for different concerns
MAKE MODELING ACCESSIBLE
by providing a scalable infrastructure and user-friendly, learnable tools
ESTABLISH A MODELING CULTURE
through education, training and alignment with the development process
Initial Signatories
Andreas Foltinek
Baris Güldali
Alexander Huwaldt
Thomas Schütz
Markus Völter
Tim Weilkiens
Andreas Willert
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