Title :
The classification of requirements engineering methods
Author :
Bickerton, Matthew J. ; Siddiqi, Jawed
Author_Institution :
Comput. Lab., Oxford Univ., UK
Abstract :
A classification of requirements engineering methods based on the social assumptions made about organizations is presented. The scheme, based on a taxonomy of social theories after J. Lyotard (1984), provides a set of categories corresponding to metanarratives used within requirements engineering. A short description of each metanarrative is provided in terms of the assumptions made about the nature of society and the expected role of the requirements engineer. A decision aid for practitioners is included in the form of a table that classifies a representative sample of requirements engineering methods
Keywords :
human factors; social aspects of automation; software engineering; systems analysis; user interfaces; decision aid; metanarrative; requirements engineering methods; social assumptions; social theories; Cities and towns; Embedded computing; Information analysis; Information technology; Modems; Organizational aspects; Profitability; Stability; Taxonomy; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Requirements Engineering, 1993., Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3120-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISRE.1993.324819
