Title :
Organisational requirements definition for information technology systems
Author :
Dobson, John ; Strens, Ros
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Newcastle upon Tyne Univ., UK
Abstract :
We describe a model of the requirements determination process based on four concurrent subprocesses which we term scoping, modelling, requirements and options. The main features of each of these subprocesses are described and we propose that the concept of responsibility is a boundary object which links them all. We also argue that analysing an organisation in terms of responsibilities leads to requirements definition in a more natural manner than basing the organisational analysis on activities
Keywords :
office automation; software engineering; systems analysis; concurrent subprocesses; information technology systems; modelling; options; organisational analysis; organisational requirements definition; requirements; requirements determination process; scoping; systems analysis; Concurrent computing; Ethics; Humans; Information analysis; Information processing; Information technology; Instruments; Organizational aspects; Process design; Sociotechnical systems;
Conference_Titel :
Requirements Engineering, 1994., Proceedings of the First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Colorado Springs, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5480-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICRE.1994.292390
