LOUVAIN School of Management A Goal-Driven Project Manage- ment Framework for Multi- Agent Software Development: The Case of I-Tropos Yves Wautelet A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Management Sciences of the Universite catholique de Louvain Committee in charge: Prof. Manuel Kolp, Advisor Prof. Jean Vanderdonckt, Examiner Prof. Stephane Faulkner, FUNDP, Examiner Prof. Philippe Wilmes, Reader Prof. Haralambos Mouratidis, University of East London, Reader Summer 2008