Context: Software supporting an enterprise’s business, also known as a business support system, needs to support the correlation of activities between actors as well as influence the activities based on knowledge about the value networks in which the enterprise acts. This can be supported with the help of intent-driven systems. The aim of intent-driven systems is to capture stakeholders’ intents and transform these into a form that enables computer processing of them. Only then are different machine actors able to negotiate with each other on behalf of their respective stakeholders and their intents, and suggest a mutually beneficial agreement. Objective: When building a business support system it is critical to separate the business model of the business support system itself from the business models used by the enterprise which is using the business support system. The core idea of intent-driven systems is the possibility to change behavior of the system itself, based on stakeholder intents. This requires a separation of concerns between the parts of the system used to execute the stakeholder business, and the parts which are used to design the business based on stakeholder intents. The business studio is a software that supports the realization of business models used by the enterprise by configuring the capabilities provided by the business support system. The aim is to find out how we can support the design of a business studio which is based on intent-driven systems. Method: We are using the design science framework as our research frame- work. During our design science study we have used the following research methods: systematic literature review, case study, quasi experiment, and action research. Results: We have produced two design artifacts as a start to be able to support the design of a business studio. These artifacts are the models and quasi-experiment in Chapter 3, and the action research in Chapter 4. The models found during the case study have proved to be a valuable artifact for the stakeholder. The results from the quasi-experiment and the action research are seen as new problem solving knowledge by the stakeholder. Conclusion: The synthesis shows a need for further research regarding semantic interchange of information, actor interaction in intent-driven systems, and the governance of intent-driven systems. / Professional Licentiate of Engineering Research School

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T17:06:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 114587.pdf: 8003773 bytes, checksum: 52fa5b746002919575b8c58c46054646 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04-02 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This dissertation presents a study of Berio 6 Encores for Piano. Based on the understanding of the compositional aspects, systems determination and its relationship with the pianistic writing, interpretive possibilities were outlined to optimize the process of instrumental performance. Berio belongs to the same generation of Cage, Stockhausen and Boulez, he was a pioneer in the exploration of new musical frontiers. He used a miriad of languages and techniques during his career as a composer. Berio produced the collection 6 Encores, a series of six pieces during 25 years (1965-1990), this fact makes them representative of the twentieth century piano repertoire. Berio defines music as a process. This definition reflects the treatment he uses in the sound material in his compositions: slow transformations, also calling the listener to participate actively in the musical enjoyment due to his peculiarities of writing and sound. The first chapter presents the composer and the philosophical and aesthetic aspects that permeates his work. The second presents a study of the 6 Encores for piano context. In the third chapter are shown specific aspects, structural components and study strategies for their instrumental realization. The understanding of philosophical premises can optimize the work of studying and building a solid interpretation by the interpreter who is not used with the contemporary repertoire. / Esta dissertação consta de um estudo da obra 6 Encores para Piano de Luciano Berio ao piano. Com base no entendimento da compreensão e reflexões sobre aspectos e sistemas composicionais, em sua relação com a escrita pianística, foram delineadas possibilidades interpretativas visando otimizar o processo de execução instrumental. Pertencendo à mesma geração que Cage, Boulez e Stockhausen, Berio foi pioneiro na exploração de novas fronteiras musicais. Empregou uma miríade de idiomas e técnicas durante sua carreira de compositor. Entre suas obras para piano Berio produziu a coleção 6 Encores, uma série de seis peças durante 25 anos (1965¿1990), fato que as tornam representativas do século XX. Berio define música como um processo. Esta definição reflete o tratamento que dispensa ao material sonoro em suas composições: lentas transformações; também chama o ouvinte a participar ativamente da fruição musical devido a sua escrita e peculiaridades sonoras. No primeiro capítulo são apresentados o compositor e os aspectos filosóficos e estéticos que permeiam sua obra, e o segundo é apresentado um estudo sobres o contexto das 6 Encores para piano. No terceiro capítulo são mostradas especificidades das peças, destacados componentes estruturais e apresentadas estratégias de estudo para sua realização instrumental. A compreensão de premissas filosóficas podem otimizar o trabalho de estudo e de construção de uma interpretação sólida por parte do intérprete não familiarizado com o repertório contemporâneo.