An active hypertext model for system requirements

Author

Potts, Colin ; Takahashi, Kenji

Author_Institution

Coll. of Comput., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

6-7 Dec 1993

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

68

Abstract

We are developing tools to support a conversational metaphor for requirements definition and analysis. Our conversational model consists of three components: (1) a hypertextual representation of requirements and their interrelations, (2) an issue-based speech act model, and (3) a typology of changes. These components act together in a model we call the ´inquiry cycle´. We discuss requirements analysis activities supported by the conversational model, including information retrieval and navigation, rationale management, and agenda management. We have implemented a prototype active hypertext system, and we have applied our model and implementation to the requirements for an ATM banking system, an example we use in the paper for illustration.

Keywords

automatic teller machines; bank data processing; hypermedia; information retrieval; natural language interfaces; software tools; speech; systems analysis; ATM banking system; active hypertext model; agenda management; change typology; conversational metaphor; information navigation; information retrieval; inquiry cycle; issue-based speech act model; rationale management; requirements analysis; requirements definition; system requirements; Educational institutions; Hypertext systems; Information analysis; Information retrieval; Navigation; Production; Prototypes; Speech; Telegraphy; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Specification and Design, 1993., Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-8186-4360-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWSSD.1993.315512

Filename

315512