Rethinking Model Driven Development: analysis and opportunities

Application modeling is gaining its share as the next generation software development methodology. Model Driven Development (MDD) uses abstract models of software systems to yield concrete implementations. This process can be achieved in two fundamentally different ways: by generating end artifacts, or by applying model interpretation. Regardless of approach used, MDD still needs to surpass certain challenges to gain further appreciation among community. This paper classifies those challenges and proposes use of different methodologies which could enable simpler modeling solutions. Object Process Methodology (OPM) as software modeling tool is an adequate candidate yielding results in that direction.