The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Artefacts and Documentation: An Exploration of Consensus Using Multi-Agent Simulations in a Two-Team Configuration

Johannes Vorster, Louise Leenen, Louise Leenen

2024

Abstract

Documentation and artefact generation is an essential part of business processes. This paper explores the use of artefacts as a means of reaching consensus through the use of Multi-Agent Simulations. In particular we investigate the time to reach consensus with and without the use of artefacts and show the efficiency of artefacts as a means of facilitating consensus, perhaps more importantly, to create efficient consensus processes in the face of difficult organizational communications channels. We found that polyarchies are highly efficient at consensus formation, but are not realistic for larger organizations. For these organisations a small team that facilitate consensus formation is nearly as efficient. The introduction of artefacts significantly improve consensus formation in situations where intra-team communications causes delays in consensus formation.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Vorster J. and Leenen L. (2024). The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Artefacts and Documentation: An Exploration of Consensus Using Multi-Agent Simulations in a Two-Team Configuration. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH; ISBN 978-989-758-708-5, SciTePress, pages 313-323. DOI: 10.5220/0012785300003758

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech24,
author={Johannes Vorster and Louise Leenen},
title={The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Artefacts and Documentation: An Exploration of Consensus Using Multi-Agent Simulations in a Two-Team Configuration},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH},
year={2024},
pages={313-323},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012785300003758},
isbn={978-989-758-708-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH
TI - The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Artefacts and Documentation: An Exploration of Consensus Using Multi-Agent Simulations in a Two-Team Configuration
SN - 978-989-758-708-5
AU - Vorster J.
AU - Leenen L.
PY - 2024
SP - 313
EP - 323
DO - 10.5220/0012785300003758
PB - SciTePress