Collaborative Modeling : A Design Science Approach

We have used a design science approach to study the collaborative creation of conceptual models. We have designed a collaborative modeling architecture based on business needs and applicable knowledge from theory and empirical findings from a modeling study using conventional modeling. A tool for this architecture was then developed and used as an instrument to confirm the practical relevance of the approach and the validity of the employed theory.

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