The aim of this paper is to highlight how SPEM (Software and System Process Engineering Meta-model) 2.0 OMG (Object Management Group) can participate to design adaptive methodology process. The idea follows the FIPA Methodology Technical Committee (TC) one which consists in expressing a methodology in several fragments. Then, designer has to combine the relevant fragments to compose his own methodology. In this paper, we have chosen SPEM 2.0 OMG to express the fragments. The latest SPEM version improves methodology content and process re-usability, by introducing new capabilities as a clear separation between structural and dynamic methodology concerns. Those improvements in the field of methodology specification, are studied to determine their interests in the scope of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE) and particularly, their impact on "methodology fragments" definition. ADELFE and PASSI methodologies have been taken as example to illustrate the use of SPEM 2.0 in the scope of "fragment" definition. In this paper, only the first step of the general objective consisting in expressing the fragments, is done and presented.

Mastering the development processes is a major challenge for companies, given the increasing complexity of systems and technological development of this field. Besides roles, a development process consists of a set of activities and products which are interdependent. This mutual dependency between the two entities implies that if one of them undergoes a change or an evolution, the other must also be adjusted in accordance. Our objective is then to study the impact of a change, that occurs on the product side, on the activity side, and vice-versa, so that these two entities are in synchronization, and overall consistency in case of evolution. For that purpose, we propose a synchronization model between objects whose states evolve separately and share data. The model is based on the paradigm Publish/Subscribe coupled to an event driven architecture.

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