Solfware process model evolution in the SPADE environment : The evolution of software processes

Software processes ain long-lived entities. Careful design and thorough validation of software process models ain necessary to ensure the quality of the process. They do not prevent, however, process models from undergoing change. Change inquests may occur in the context of reuse, i.e., statically, in order to support software process model customization. They can also occur dynamically, while software process models ain being executed, in order to support timely inaction as data ain gathered from the field during process enactment. In this paper, we discuss the mechanisms a process language should possess in order to support changes