Title :
An active hypertext model for system requirements
Author :
Potts, Colin ; Takahashi, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Comput., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Software Specification and Design, 1993., Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4360-9
DOI :
10.1109/IWSSD.1993.315512
