Evaluating the Ability of Novice Analysts to Understand Requirements Models

This paper is aimed at evaluating the ability of novice analysts to understand models specified using a RUP extension for modeling requirements. The evaluation is guided by a theoretical model for IS design methods, the Method Evaluation Model (MEM). In this work, we present the empirical testing of the MEM in the evaluation of a RUP extension for modeling requirements. The testing was conducted through an experiment using 39 novice users. The evaluation´s primary goal was to test the users´ ability to understand requirements models. The results provide a strong indication that our RUP extension is indeed both ease to use and useful and there is an intention to use the method in the future.