Metrics of methodology: FUSION case

The object oriented paradigm is a new way of focusing the information system development which offers as its main benefits the following: a more natural way of analyzing complex problems, the reusability which provides valuable and immediate benefits on the quality of the product and on the productivity of the processes and maintainable systems. A proposal for evaluation of the FUSION methodology is presented based on a particular case. This methodology is based on the object oriented paradigm. The evaluation of FUSION provides information on the methodology so as to determine its consistency, coherence and applicability on management control information systems. The section on process measuring was emphasized. Four types of parameters (effectiveness, efficiency, adaptability and technology) and the associated indexes were proposed for its evaluation. The case selected to evaluate FUSION was the development of an information system for planning, coordination and evaluation in relation to the management control of a private vigilance company which allows the manager to utilize this as a tool for decision making purposes, from which a design and analysis were conducted following the FUSION methodology