Organizational Modeling for Blockchain Oriented Software Engineering with Extended-i* and UML

Vingerhouts, Anne Sofie; Heng, Samedi; Wautelet, Yves

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Vingerhouts, Anne Sofie; Heng, Samedi; Wautelet, Yves

2020 • In Proceedings of the workshops co-organized with the 13th IFIP WG 8.1 working conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modelling

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Keywords :

i* framework; Blockchain; Blockchain-Oriented Software Engineering; Conceptual Modeling; Supply Chain Management; Distributed Ledger

Abstract :

[en] No standard modeling technique exists for Requirements Engineering (RE) and Organizational Modeling (OM) within Blockchain-Oriented Software Engineering. This paper aims to provide preliminary advices through the study of two modeling frameworks when representing blockchain-supported processes in Supply Chain (SC) Management (SCM), namely the i* framework and the Unified Modeling Language (UML) Use Case and Sequence Diagrams. This paper illustrates findings on a real life case study called ‘Farm-to-Fork’. The case study provides a blockchain solution for the SC of farm animals. The modeling techniques are applied to uncover their pros and cons in this context. The paper points to the use of (extended) i* representations and the aforementioned UML diagrams in a complementary way because of the various perspectives they provide to develop a blockchain: while i* fits during early RE/OM phases to understand the ‘why’ of the SC processes, UML better fits the late RE/OM and design stages by offering concrete diagrams to understand the ‘what’ and ‘how’.

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Computer science
Management information systems

Author, co-author :

Vingerhouts, Anne Sofie

Heng, Samedi ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > UER Opérations : Digital Business

Wautelet, Yves

Language :

English

Title :

Organizational Modeling for Blockchain Oriented Software Engineering with Extended-i* and UML

Publication date :

November 2020

Event name :

1st Workshop on Blockchain and Enterprise Systems

Event date :

November 25, 2020

Audience :

International

Main work title :

Proceedings of the workshops co-organized with the 13th IFIP WG 8.1 working conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modelling

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CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Pages :

23-34

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Peer reviewed

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http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2749/paper3.pdf

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