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A scenario-based methodology for conducting requirements elicitation

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, Volume 15, Issue 1

Pages 95 - 104

https://doi.org/10.1145/382294.382725

Published: 01 January 1990 Publication History

Abstract

Requirements analysis is the process of identifying a user's needs and determining what to build in an a system. Within requirements analysis is the process of requirements elicitation in which tacit information about "what to build" is obtained from the user and his environment. Here, we will describe a methodology, dubbed Scenario Based Requirements Elicitation (SBRE), which structures the early interaction between users and designers in order to quickly develop a set of initial requirements. The methodology features the parallel development of requirements and a high-level design, the use of scenarios to communicate the behavior of a design, an evaluation function to assess the suitability of the design, and an issue base with which to maintain the issues that arise during the elicitation process.

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes Volume 15, Issue 1

Jan 1990

102 pages

ISSN:0163-5948

DOI:10.1145/382294

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Peter G. Neumann
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA

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