DocumentCode :
2368184
Title :
Requirements engineering based on business process models: A case study
Author :
Cardoso, Evellin Cristine Souza ; Almeida, João Paulo A ; Guizzardi, Giancarlo
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Dept., Fed. Univ. of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
fYear :
2009
fDate :
1-4 Sept. 2009
Firstpage :
320
Lastpage :
327
Abstract :
This paper reports a study in which business process modelling was regarded as a useful tool for requirements engineering. We have used business process models as a starting point to derive alternative sets of requirements for a process-oriented system. These alternative sets capture different decisions regarding the intended ldquolevel of automationrdquo for the various activities in a business process. The approach is demonstrated in a case study which consists of the development of a real system to manage processes in a human resources (HR) department of a large organization. We use a requirements specification that was previously obtained through what we characterize as a ldquoconventionalrdquo requirements engineering technique and we compare it with the requirements specifications derived from the business process model. We discuss the impact of the use of business process models in the completeness, correctness, consistency and traceability of requirements in the case study.
Keywords :
business data processing; decision making; formal specification; formal verification; human resource management; systems analysis; alternative requirements set; business process automation decision; business process modelling; human resource management; organization HR department; process-oriented system; requirements completeness; requirements consistency; requirements correctness; requirements engineering; requirements specification; requirements traceability; Automation; Bridges; Business communication; Computer science; Context modeling; Design engineering; Human resource management; Ontologies; Power engineering and energy; Terminology;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference Workshops, 2009. EDOCW 2009. 13th
Conference_Location :
Auckland
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5563-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EDOCW.2009.5331974
Filename :
5331974
Link To Document :
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