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Table 8.1

Comparison of Ten Agent-Oriented Methodologies (continued)
B. Comparison Regarding Concepts

MAS-
Concepts Gaia Tropos CommonKADS Prometheus PASSI
System goal Actor diagram, Goal cases Goal diagram
rationale
diagram
System task/ Role model Actor diagram, Task model Functionality System
behavior rationale descriptor requirement
diagram model
Use case Use cases Use case System
scenario descriptor requirement
model
Role Role model System
requirement
model, Agent
society model
Domain Expertise Agent society
conceptualization model model
Agent goal/task Actor diagram Agent model Agent class System
descriptor requirement
model
Agent-role Agent model Agent model Agent society
assignment model
Agent belief/ As resources Expertise Data descriptor Agent
knowledge in each agent model implementation
in agent class model
diagram

Agent capability/ Service model Agent model, Capability Agent society
service organizational diagram model
model
Agent plan/ Plan diagram Expertise Plan descriptor Agent
reasoning rule/ model implementation
problem-solving model
method
Agent percept/ As events in Percepts
method state transition descriptor
diagrams of
coordination
model
Agent BDI Design model Agent Agent
architecture architecture overview implementation
diagram model