1 METHODOLODY FOR THE SELECTION OF REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES (MRETS) Fabio Kornek

2 Presentation Contents  Introduction  RE Technique Selection  Authors  Methodology  Main steps / deliverables  MRETS PDD  Example  Related literature

3 Why a methodology for RE technique selection?  Software projects are diverse and complex  Numerous RE techniques For different aspects of RE and system development Suitable for various types of projects  RE is important for quality  Lack of (systematic) support/guidance for RE technique selection.

4 Authors Li JiangArmin Eberlein Behrouz Far Abdolmajid Mousavi

5 Main Steps 1. Scoring of the attributes of the given project 2. Derivation of the initially recommended RE techniques TI R 3. Analysis of RE techniques using the clustering method. 4. Analysis of the techniques and construction of the recommendation space TRs. 5. Calculation based on the objective function. 6. Refinement of the recommended techniques selection.

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9 Example Development of an innovative Product Lifecycle Information (PLI) System.

10 Example Recommendation and Final Selection table

11 Related Literature  Davis, G. B. (1982). Strategies for information requirements determination. IBM Systems Journal, 21(1), (cited by 531)  Maiden, N., & Rudd, G. (1996). ACRE: Selecting methods for Requirements acquisition. In Software Engineering Journal, 11(3), (cited by 150)  Brinkkemper, S. (1996). Method engineering: engineering of information systems development methods and tools. Information and Software Technology, 38(4), (cited by 471)

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