An operational model for structuring the requirements generation process

Arthur, D.; Gröner, K.

doi:10.1007/s00766-004-0196-2

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“…As designers are usually not users of the environment that they design , there is a lack of empathy for and interpretation of the requirements of diverse users and, subsequently, restricted practical solutions. Because successful universal design is typically built on the basis of gaining a better understanding of real-user needs (Clarkson et al, 2007;Darses and Wolff, 2006), the ability to capture user needs early and correctly is essential to reduce late discovery and to increase user satisfaction (Arthur and Grö ner, 2005;Harding et al, 2001). Thus, eliciting, capturing, and describing diverse user needs are as important as focusing on the representation, solution, and optimization of universal design requirements.…”

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An interdisciplinary heuristic evaluation method for universal building design

Afacan

Erbuğ

2009

Applied Ergonomics

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a b s t r a c tThis study highlights how heuristic evaluation as a usability evaluation method can feed into current building design practice to conform to universal design principles. It provides a definition of universal usability that is applicable to an architectural design context. It takes the seven universal design principles as a set of heuristics and applies an iterative sequence of heuristic evaluation in a shopping mall, aiming to achieve a cost-effective evaluation process. The evaluation was composed of three consecutive sessions. First, five evaluators from different professions were interviewed regarding the construction drawings in terms of universal design principles. Then, each evaluator was asked to perform the predefined task scenarios. In subsequent interviews, the evaluators were asked to reanalyze the construction drawings. The results showed that heuristic evaluation could successfully integrate universal usability into current building design practice in two ways: (i) it promoted an iterative evaluation process combined with multi-sessions rather than relying on one evaluator and on one evaluation session to find the maximum number of usability problems, and (ii) it highlighted the necessity of an interdisciplinary ad hoc committee regarding the heuristic abilities of each profession. A multi-session and interdisciplinary heuristic evaluation method can save both the project budget and the required time, while ensuring a reduced error rate for the universal usage of the built environments.

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An interdisciplinary heuristic evaluation method for universal building design

Afacan

Erbuğ

2009

Applied Ergonomics

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“…We contend that these issues can be resolved by structuring the Agile RE process by identifying a conventional RE approach and modifying it somewhat to reflect an agile environment. In this work, we tailor the Requirements Generation Model (RGM) [3], a conventional requirements gathering approach to reflect the agile philosophy. The result is the Agile Requirements Generation Model (Agile RGM) [4] that (1) is an iterative and incremental approach to gathering requirements and (2) reflects the values of agility.…”

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A Soft-Structured Agile Framework for Larger Scale Systems Development

Soundararajan

Arthur

2009

2009 16th Annual IEEE International Conference and Workshop on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems

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One of the more important issues in the development of larger scale complex systems (product development period of two or more years) is accommodating changes to requirements. Requirements gathered for larger scale systems evolve during lengthy development periods due to changes in software and business environments, new user needs and technological advancements. Agile methods, which focus on accommodating change even late in the development lifecycle, can be adopted for the development of larger scale systems. However, as currently applied, these practices are not always suitable for the development of such systems. We propose a soft-structured framework combining the principles of agile and conventional software development that addresses the issue of rapidly changing requirements for larger scale systems. The framework consists of two parts: (1) a softstructured requirements gathering approach that reflects the agile philosophy i.e., the Agile Requirements Generation Model and (2) a tailored development process that can be applied to either small or larger scale systems.

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“…• Some plain language statements can mean two different things, e.g., words can be synonyms or homonyms (Tsumaki & Tamai, 2006). The way people express problems can be misleading (Arthur & Groner, 2005). …”

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“…• Some clients only know about a single section of the business that needs to be fixed (Arthur & Groner, 2005).…”

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Requirements Elicitation Problems: A Literature Analysis

Davey¹,

Parker²

2015

InSITE Conference

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Requirements elicitation is the process through which analysts determine the software requirements of stakeholders. Requirements elicitation is seldom well done, and an inaccurate or incomplete understanding of user requirements has led to the downfall of many software projects. This paper proposes a classification of problem types that occur in requirements elicitation. The classification has been derived from a literature analysis. Papers reporting on techniques for improving requirements elicitation practice were examined for the problem the technique was designed to address. In each classification the most recent or prominent techniques for ameliorating the problems are presented. The classification allows the requirements engineer to be sensitive to problems as they arise and the educator to structure delivery of requirements elicitation training.

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An operational model for structuring the requirements generation process

Cited by 22 publications

References 13 publications

An interdisciplinary heuristic evaluation method for universal building design

An interdisciplinary heuristic evaluation method for universal building design

A Soft-Structured Agile Framework for Larger Scale Systems Development

Requirements Elicitation Problems: A Literature Analysis

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