Software product families are a means for increasing the efficiency of software development. We propose a conceptualisation for modelling the evolution and variability of configurable software product families. We describe a first prototype of an intelligent tool that allows modelling a software product family on the basis of the conceptualisation and supports the user in interactively producin...

Abstract Propelled by digitalisation, crowd knowledge (CK) has gained popularity alongside a plurality of related crowd-based concepts (crowdsourcing, wisdom crowds and collective intelligence), resulting in an inconsistent understanding the terms their application. Based on structured literature review, we conceptualise CK develop formal definition, which is then evaluated using artefacts diff...

In this paper, the question is addressed which patterns in world dynamics should occur to enable a conceptualisation of a world’s process as an agent. Six criteria on patterns in world dynamics are discussed that indicate when the world shows agency, and allows a faithful agent-based conceptualisation. The criteria, that naturally cover aspects such as embodiment and embeddedness, are formalise...

To move beyond the technology focus and adequately embrace knowledge, organisations need a working conceptualisation of knowledge. Within the literature, the dominant conceptualisation converges around the acknowledgement of tacit and explicit types distinctly. This paper argues that a more fundamental approach is necessary. The functional view is a theory on the nature of knowledge that serves...

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Software products often need to vary in terms of functionality, but also in terms of quality attributes. We describe KumbangSec, which in an approach for modelling functional and security variability applying different architectural viewpoints. KumbangSec builds on an existing variability modelling method, Kumbang, by extending it with security engineering concepts. KumbangSec consists of a con...