ARACE – A New Method for Verbal Decision Analysis

Oleynikov, Denis P.; Бутенко, Л. Н.; Moshkovich, Helen M.; Mechitov, Alexander

doi:10.1142/s0219622014500801

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“…Among these methods, we can highlight two, the NORCLASS classifier [37], which is a knowledge-based classification method that aims to classify alternatives (objects) into decision groups, which can not be ordered according to their typicality for a group. The second is the ARACES method [38], which was developed based on ZAPROS, proposing a flexible approach to deal with inconsistencies in the preferences of the decision maker. The method introduces the idea of using an array to represent the dominance relationships between criteria values, and if the decision maker provides an inconsistent input, the process receives the new array.…”

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Selection and Prioritization of Software Requirements Applying Verbal Decision Analysis

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During the software development process, the decision maker (DM) must master many variables inherent in this process. Software releases represent the order in which a set of requirements is implemented and delivered to the customer. Structuring and enumerating a set of releases with prioritized requirements represents a challenging task because the requirements contain their characteristics, such as technical precedence, the cost required for implementation, the importance that one or more customers add to the requirement, among other factors. To facilitate this work of selection and prioritization of releases, the decision maker may adopt some support tools. One field of study already known to solve this type of problem is the Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE) that uses metaheuristics as a means to find reasonable solutions taking into account a set of well-defined objectives and constraints. In this paper, we seek to increase the possibilities of solving the Next Release Problem using the methods available in Verbal Decision Analysis (VDA). We generate a problem and submit it so that the VDA and SBSE methods try to resolve it. To validate this research, we compared the results obtained through VDA and compared with the SBSE results. We present and discuss the results in the respective sections.

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“…Some examples of VDA's classification methods are ORCLASS [3], SAC [8], DIFCLASS [9], and CYCLE [9]. Examples of VDA's ordering methods are PACOM [3], ARACE [10], STEPZAPROS, ZAPROS-LM, ZAPROS III, and ZAPROS III-i [11].…”

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A Multicriteria Approach to Support Task Allocation in Projects of Distributed Software Development

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Organizations are increasingly investing in Distributed Software Development (DSD) over the years. A typical decision-making problem in the distributed scenario consists of deciding which team should be allocated each task. That decision takes into account a relative degree of subjectivity. That setting is suitable for applying Verbal Decision Analysis (VDA). This paper introduces an approach to support the allocation of tasks to distributed units in DSD projects, structured on the hybridisation of methods of Verbal Decision Analysis for classification and rank ordering applied to influencing factors and executing units. Firstly, a review of the literature was conducted aiming to identify the approaches to support the allocation of tasks in DSD contexts. Then, an approach was developed by applying VDA-based methods for classification and ordering. Bibliographic research and the application of surveys with professionals allowed identifying and characterising the main elements that influence task assignment in DSD projects. Afterwards, experiences were carried out in five real-world companies. In the end, the proposed approach has been submitted to the evaluation by the professionals of the participating companies and by some project management experts. The proposed approach comprises a workflow containing responsible actors and descriptions of the activities. Automated tools are also employed in automating the implementation of the approach. After applying the approach in five companies, task assignment recommendations are presented in groups for each company, according to the task type, i.e., requirements, architecture, coding, and testing, ranging from the most to the least preferable office. Results of the experiences and evaluations held during this work present evidence that the proposed approach is flexible, adaptable, and easy to understand and to use. Moreover, it helps to reduce decision subjectivity and to think of new aspects, supporting the task allocation process in DSD.

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“…An example of using this approach is given in [9], where described a process of synthesis of the verbal hierarchical classification method. An example of using this approach for synthesis of ARACE verbal decision making is method given in [10,11].…”

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Approaches for the Synthesis of Decision-Makings Review

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Бутенко²

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 Conference on Information Technologies in Science, Management, Social Sphere and Medicine

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Abstract-This paper describes author's approaches, intended to obtain new decision-making methods. Approaches reflect morphological aspects of the consideration of decisionmakings affect system-wide trends of the development of systems and contain elements of the heuristic nature of the synthesis process. Common for these approaches is the consideration of the synthesis of objects as systems with the goal structure and properties.

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ARACE – A New Method for Verbal Decision Analysis

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

Selection and Prioritization of Software Requirements Applying Verbal Decision Analysis

Selection and Prioritization of Software Requirements Applying Verbal Decision Analysis

A Multicriteria Approach to Support Task Allocation in Projects of Distributed Software Development

Approaches for the Synthesis of Decision-Makings Review

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