What Is the Multiview Methodology?

Multiview

What is the Multiview Methodology?

Multiview is an approach to system analysis and design and is accomplished by breaking view specification into independent tasks. It focuses on organisational goals and aims to further them by integrating the system in accordance to the people that work within the establishment.

Reference:

Ref: http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/rundensteiner92multiview.html

Applying Multiview to Next Plc

The Multiview Framework

Ref: www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/CMSALAWS/PAGES/fldr/bsa7.doc

The Multiview framework shows five (5) views that denote all characteristics required to facilitate user requirements for the IS.

Methodology Outputs

Outputs

Information

Social Aspects

How will it affect me?

Role-set

Will my job change? In what way?

People tasks

What will I have to do?

Human-computer Interface How will I work with the computer?

What inputs and outputs are there?

Database

What data are involved?

Database Maintenance

How will I maintain the integrity of the data?

Recovery

What happens when it goes wrong?

Monitoring

Is the system performing to specification?

Control How is security and privacy dealt with?

What errors are detected?

Information retrieval

What information will I get?

Application

What will the system do?

Inputs and Outputs necessary for non-application areas.

Will it affect anything else on the computer subsystem?

Ref: www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/CMSALAWS/PAGES/fldr/bsa7.doc

Multiview Stages

1. Analysis of Human Activity

Multiview looks at the human activity within the organisation and analyses it in order to determine a problem theme. Using diagrams to give an overview of human activity within departments make it easier for users to pinpoint discrepancies with workflows. Once identified, users of the system can assist the developers to make the necessary changes that will increase efficiency with human activity.

[Refer to Rich Picture in document]

The Rich Picture shows human activities and work processes through use of simple diagramming. From this diagram we can extract the faults of the current system, and aim to improve it. The diagram can relate to current conflicts between the marketing and sales team as they interact with each other to develop marketing strategies.

The Information System is aimed to further assist the marketing departments in local and foreign regions. By looking at human activity in the organisation, we can develop a more successful approach to obtaining and analysing market research.

Diagram 1 – shows the process of choosing a research method

Primary research is new data that is gathered by conducting different methods of marketing research.

Diagram 2 – shows how Primary Research is conducted and analysed