Information System (IS) development has been beset by consistency problems since its
infancy. These problems are greater still in UML software development, and are principally …

Context: The Unified Modeling Language (UML), with its 14 different diagram types, is the de-
facto standard modeling language for object-oriented modeling and documentation. Since …

Abstract Unified Modeling Language (UML) has become the de-facto standard to design
today's large-size object-oriented systems. However, focusing on multiple UML diagrams is …

Abstract MDE (Model Driven Engineering) is an emerging software engineering paradigm
that relies on models as primary artifacts to build complex software and hardware systems. It …

Consistency is the situation where two or more overlap** elements of different diagrams
that describe the behavior of system are jointly satisfiable. It is one of the attributes to …

Alignment is a very wide subject that can be used to support an organization's information
system. Many authors have dealt with this topic according to various dimensions, including …

Requirements engineering (RE) is a fundamental in software development process.
Requirements engineering encompasses activities ranging from requirements elicitation …

Unified Modeling Language (UML) activity diagrams are derived from use case diagrams. It
becomes essential to incorporate security features and maintain consistency in the diagrams …

Specification-based testing, also called black-box testing, involves producing a test suite
based on the specification. Using a formal language or a model for specificationhelps in …

In building software architectures, the relations between elements in different diagrams are
often overlooked. The first stage of building IT systems is the use of ontology terminology …