Relating software requirements and architectures using problem frames

Hall, Jon G.; Jackson, Michael; Laney, Robin; Nuseibeh, Bashar; Rapanotti, Lucia

doi:10.1109/icre.2002.1048516

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“…Research provides us with different system and requirements modelling techniques (e.g. Yu & Mylopoulos 1994, De Landtsheer et al 2003, Hall et al 2002, Rumbaugh et al 1998). However, further research is needed to synchronise them when modelling complex socio-technical systems.…”

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Model-Driven Requirements Engineering: Synchronising Models in an Air Traffic Management Case Study

Maiden

Jones

Manning

et al. 2004

Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design

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. Modeldriven requirements engineering: Synchronising models in an air traffic management case study. Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Advanced Information Systems Engineering, 3084, pp. 368-383. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-25975-6_27 This is the unspecified version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. This paper describes the application of RESCUE, a process that integrates 4 modelling techniques to model and analyse stakeholder requirements for DMAN, a system for scheduling and managing the departure of aircraft from major European airports. It describes how human activity, use case and i * modelling were applied and integrated using synchronisation checks t o model requirements on DMAN. Synchronisation checks applied at predefined stages in RESCUE revealed omissions and potential inconsistencies in the models and stakeholder requirements that, in turn, led to improvements to the models and resulting specification. The paper ends with implications for requirements model integration, and describes future work to extend and apply RESCUE. Permanent

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Model-Driven Requirements Engineering: Synchronising Models in an Air Traffic Management Case Study

Maiden

Jones

Manning

et al. 2004

Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design

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“…It can be used when moving to the design phase (or even in the detailed specification phase) of the software development as advocated in [5,6]. We see the two approaches as complementary: while [11,18] provide a way to incorporate/reuse domain knowledge in the problem description, we focus on proposing a way to move from the problem description to the solution description.…”

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“…While in [11,18] a related approach is taken to extend problem frames with architectural concepts, so as to introduce more knowledge and information into problem frames, our approach is to propose architectural patterns dedicated to the basic problem frames. It can be used when moving to the design phase (or even in the detailed specification phase) of the software development as advocated in [5,6].…”

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“…The approach developed by Hall, Rapanotti et al [11,18] is quite complementary since the idea developed there is to introduce architectural concepts into problem frames (introducing "AFrames") so as to benefit from existing architectures. In [11], the applicability of problem frames is extended to include domains with existing architectural support, and to allow both for an annotated machine domain, and for annotations to discharge the frame concern.…”

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“…In [11], the applicability of problem frames is extended to include domains with existing architectural support, and to allow both for an annotated machine domain, and for annotations to discharge the frame concern. In [18], "AFrames" are presented corresponding to the architectural styles Pipe-and-Filter and ModelView-Controller (MVC), and applied to transformation and control problems.…”

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Problem frames provide a characterisation and classification of software development problems. Fitting a problem to an appropriate problem frame should not only help to understand it, but also to solve the problem (the idea being that, once the adequate problem frame is identified, then the associated development method should be available). We propose software architectural patterns corresponding to the different problem frames that may serve as a starting point for the construction of the software solving the given problem. We show that these architectural patterns exactly reflect the properties of the problems fitting to a given frame, and that they can be combined in a modular way to solve multi-frame problems. We also provide alternative architectures to cope with specific system characteristics (e.g. distribution).

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In two minds: how reflections influence software design thinking

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We theorize a two‐mind model of design thinking. Mind 1 is about logical design reasoning, and Mind 2 is about the reflection on our reasoning and judgments. The problem solving ability of Mind 1 has often been emphasized in software engineering. The reflective Mind 2, however, has not received much attention. In this study, we want to find out if Mind 2, or reflection, can improve design discourse, a prerequisite of design quality. We conducted multiple case studies with 12 student groups, divided into test groups and control groups. We provided external reflections to the test groups. No reflections were given to the control groups. We analyzed the quality of the design discourse in both groups. We found that reflection (Mind 2) improves the quality of design discourse (Mind 1) under certain preconditions. The results highlight the significance of reflection as a mean to improve the quality of design discourse. We conclude that software designers need both Mind 1 and Mind 2 to obtain a higher quality design discourse, as a foundation for a good design. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Relating software requirements and architectures using problem frames

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Cited by 102 publications

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