An experimental evaluation of task and methodology variables for requirements definition phase success

Author

Goodrich, Victoria ; Olfman, Lome

Author_Institution

Claremont Grad. Sch., CA, USA

Volume

iv

fYear

1990

fDate

2-5 Jan 1990

Firstpage

201

Abstract

The effects that two methods of eliciting requirements and two types of task structure have on user involvement and analysis phase success are explored. A 2×2 factorial design compares a prototyping process to data-flow diagramming using a CASE (computer-aided software engineering) tool. Each method is used by one analyst and one user to elicit requirements for a decision-support system task or a transaction-processing system task. Some differences between treatments are found, although due to small sample size, results are not conclusive. Some concerns regarding future research studies that examine differences in systems development methodologies are also discussed

Keywords

decision support systems; formal specification; personal computing; software engineering; transaction processing; CASE; data-flow diagramming; decision-support system; end-user computing; factorial design; methodology variables; prototyping process; requirements definition phase success; requirements elicitation; task structure; transaction-processing system; user involvement; Computer aided software engineering; Decision support systems; Documentation; Information science; Information systems; Project management; Prototypes; Quantum cascade lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1990., Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1990.205257

Filename

205257