Identifying commonalities in web content management system engineering

Abstract

Purpose -The main purpose of this paper is to improve a web content management system (WCMS) product line for future implementations by identifying software commonalities in WCMS-based web applications. WCMS plays a central role in modern web application development: most large public and internal web sites are based on a WCMS foundation. If we can improve the implementation process, the effectiveness and efficiency of web application development will increase significantly. Design/methodology/approach -This research identifies reusable solutions from existing WCMS implementations using problem diagrams and structured goal modeling. From configurations were matched with atomic e-business models by linking them to the strategic competencies through bottom-up goal modeling. A designed method was constructed on how requirements can be elicited for WCMS implementations using goal modeling and problem frames. Findings -The resulting method provides insight in relevant e-business models and their relation to software product lines. Moreover, the approach is applied in a WCMS study which demonstrates its applicability. Practical implications -The practical implications of this research is twofold: WCMS developers now have a method to improve their product line based on e-business models; and requirements engineers implementing WCMS can use this model to apply reusable software and prioritize requirements. Both will potentially have a large impact on the effectiveness of implementations since most web applications are developed with WCMS. Originality/value -The paper presents a novel approach for efficient and effective identification of software commonalities. This research is part of the web engineering method that focuses on development of web applications based on WCMSs.

The 5Ws of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Research

“…He suggested that future research should look into the issues of personalization of content over different platform. Jurriaan Souer, Joor, Helms, and Brinkkemper (2011) also work on identifying software commonalities in order to improve the implementation of content management system and products.…”

Online Method Engine

“…WebManager (Souer, Joor, Helms, & Brinkkemper, 2011;van Berkum, Brinkkemper, & Meyer, 2004) builds on standard technologies and products (e.g., Java, Apache Tomcat, Apache Felix, SQL) that can be scaled easily. This enables the gradual extension of the OME from a small research prototype to a publicly available resource.The OME depends on various WebManager services, merges with its user interface, and builds on the underlying repository.…”