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Multiple agent-oriented methodologies were introduced in recent years, however no systematic evaluation of these was offered. In this work we perform a comparative evaluation of three well-known agent-oriented methodologies: Gaia, Tropos, and MaSE. To perform this evaluation we use an existing framework that focuses on four major facets of a methodology: concepts and properties, notations and modeling techniques, development process, and pragmatics. Analyzing the results of our evaluation, we recognize several facets that need further improvements within the existing agent-oriented methodologies. Our study does not attempt to state what the right methodology is. Rather, it examines existing agent-oriented methodologies.
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Sturm, A., Shehory, O. (2004). A Comparative Evaluation of Agent-Oriented Methodologies. In: Bergenti, F., Gleizes, MP., Zambonelli, F. (eds) Methodologies and Software Engineering for Agent Systems. Multiagent Systems, Artificial Societies, and Simulated Organizations, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8058-1_9
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