Title :
Using ISO 9000 to elicit business rules
Author :
Cysneiros, Luiz Marcio ; De Macedo-Soares, T. Diana L v A ; Do Prado Leite, Julio Cesar Sampaio
Author_Institution :
R. Marques de Sao Vicente, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
Business rules have been largely used in database modeling and more recently in the field of information technology, but rarely in requirements engineering. This article focuses on business rules as prescribed procedures that should be followed to achieve the business´s goals. The ISO 9000 documentation includes policies, procedures and instructions to assure the final product´s conformance with ISO 9000 requirements. Partly for this reason, it is contended that ISO 9000 standards and associated documents can be of a great help for business rule elicitation. The authors´ main contribution is to propose a conceptual model for not only eliciting business rules, but also integrating them into a software requirements baseline model. This proposal uses ISO 9000 characteristics and integrates them with the idea of natural language-based requirements description
Keywords :
ISO standards; business data processing; natural languages; software standards; systems analysis; ISO 9000; business rule elicitation; conceptual model; database modeling; documentation; information technology; natural language requirements description; requirements engineering; software requirements; software standards; Certification; Companies; Computer science; Data engineering; Documentation; ISO standards; Organizational aspects; Proposals; Quality management; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Standards, 1999. Proceedings. Fourth IEEE International Symposium and Forum on
Conference_Location :
Curitiba
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0068-4
DOI :
10.1109/SESS.1999.766582