Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
17th International Working Conference, REFSQ 2011, Essen, Germany, March 28-30, 2011. Proceedings
Published on 18. March 2011
XII, 209 pages
978-3-642-19858-8 (ISBN)
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality, REFSQ 2011, held in Essen, Germany, in March 2011. The 10 revised full papers and the 9 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. The papers are organized in seven topical sections on security and sustainability; process improvement and requirements in context; elicitation; models; services; embedded and real-time systems; and prioritization and traceability.
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Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
17th International Working Conference, REFSQ 2011, Essen, Germany, March 28-30, 2011. Proceedings
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Content
- Title Page
- Preface
- Conference Organization
- Table of Contents
- Keynote
- Delivering Requirements Research into Practice: A Keynote to the REFSQ'2011 Conference
- Introduction
- References
- Session 1: Security and Sustainability
- Supporting Requirements Engineers in Recognising Security Issues
- Introduction
- Simulating the Presence of a Security Expert
- Classifying Security Requirements
- Using Bayesian Classification to Enhance Security Awareness
- Evaluation of Bayesian Classifiers
- Evaluation Goals
- Evaluation Strategy
- Accuracy of Security Classifiers: G1
- Transferability of Classifiers Trained in a Single Domain: G2.a
- Transferability of Classifiers Trained in Multiple Domains: G2.b
- Discussion and Implications on Industrial Practice
- Interpretation of Evaluation Results
- Discussion on Validity
- Implications on Industrial Practice (G3)
- Related Work
- Conclusion
- References
- Discovering Sustainability Requirements: An Experience Report
- Introduction
- Related Work
- The Yellow Project
- The Company and the Requirements Engineer's Mission
- Research Method
- Tasks and Deliverables
- Discovering Sustainability Requirements
- Stakeholders
- Soft Scoping and Context Discovery
- Harder Scoping
- Goal Modelling
- Other Elements
- Results
- Lessons Learned
- Inputs and Outputs
- Generic Goal Refinement
- Conclusion
- References
- Session 2: Process Improvement and Requirements in Context
- Requirements Engineering Process Improvement: An Industrial Case Study
- Introduction
- Literature Review and Recommendations
- The Requirements Engineering Reference Model
- Goal-Oriented Requirements Engineering
- The Requirements Pyramid
- Feature-Driven Development and Scrum
- Feature Modeling
- Component Family Modeling
- Model-Based Requirements Engineering
- Summary
- ''Methodical'' Approach
- Preparations and Initiation
- Data Collection and Analysis
- To-Be Process Definition
- Tool Selection
- Pilot Project
- Training and Coaching
- Project Results (Outcomes) and Project Success
- Lessons Learned
- Future Work
- References
- Requirements for a Nutrition Education Demonstrator
- Introduction
- Nutrition Education Intervention
- Requirements Acquisition Methodology
- Development Trajectory
- Discussion and Conclusions
- References
- Scaling Up Requirements Engineering - Exploring the Challenges of Increasing Size and Complexity in Market-Driven Software Development
- Introduction
- Case Company Descriptions
- Methodology
- Results
- Scoping
- Structure of RE Artifacts
- Conclusion
- References
- Session 3: Elicitation
- Towards a New Understanding of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Requirements Engineering Research
- Introduction
- Related Work on RE in SMEs
- Studies
- RE Process Models and Software Process Improvement
- EU Definition
- Stating the Problem
- Outlook
- Defining Criteria
- Questionnaire
- References
- Research Preview: Supporting End-User Requirements Elicitation Using Product Line Variability Models
- Introduction and Motivation
- Research Preview
- Approach Overview
- Possible Tool Support
- Application Scenario
- Related Work
- Summary and Next Steps
- References
- Interview Patterns for Requirements Elicitation
- Introduction
- Methods
- Categorization of Questions
- Achieving Effective Thinking
- Pilot Study and Observations
- Interpretations and Future Research
- References
- A Heuristic Approach for Supporting Product Innovation in Requirements Engineering: A Controlled Experiment
- Introduction
- Related Work
- Context of the Approach
- Heuristic Generation of Idea Triggers
- Overview of the Heuristics
- Use of the Heuristics
- Experiment
- Experimental Setup
- Experiment Structure and Material
- Experiment Execution
- Analysis
- Threats to Validity
- Conclusion
- References
- Session 4: Models
- Satisfying User Needs at the Right Time and in the Right Place: A Research Preview
- Introduction
- Background and Recent Research
- End-User Driven Requirements Elicitation with iRequire
- Continuous Adaptive RE (CARE) Framework
- On-line Requirements Engineering
- Application Example
- Discussion and Conclusion
- References
- Flexible Sketch-Based Requirements Modeling
- Introduction
- Flexible Sketch-Based Requirements Modeling
- Main Goal
- Scenarios for Flexible Sketch-Based Requirements Modeling
- The Elements of Our Approach
- Benefits and Limitations
- Current Research Status
- Related Work
- Conclusions
- References
- Use Cases versus Task Descriptions
- Background
- The Hotline Case Study
- Evaluation Method and Validity
- Sample Replies and Stakeholder Assessment
- Completeness - Dealing with Existing Problems
- Too Restrictive Requirements
- Wrong Requirements
- Conclusion
- References
- Session 5: Services
- E-Service Requirements from a Consumer-Process Perspective
- Introduction
- Related Research
- Overview of the Approach
- Process Identification
- Process Analysis
- Analysing the Functional Process Aspect
- Analysing the Behavioural Process Aspect
- Analysing the Informational Process Aspect
- Analysing the Organisational Process Aspect
- Solution Summary
- Conclusion
- References
- Is It Beneficial to Match Reusable Services Earlier?
- Introduction
- Background
- "Match early" Approach
- "Match late" Approach
- Analytic Comparison
- Controlled Experiment
- Experiment Organization
- Experiment Analysis
- Feasibility and Effectiveness in Industry
- Goal and Research Questions
- Case Study Performance
- Observations
- Interpretation and Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Session 6: Embedded and Real-Time Systems
- Requirements Engineering for Embedded Systems: An Investigation of Industry Needs
- Introduction
- Related Work
- Study Design
- Context of the Study
- Study Participants
- Investigative Method
- Key Results of the Study
- Natural Language vs. Requirements Models
- Support for High System Complexity
- Quality Assurance of Requirements
- Interrelation of RE and Architectural Design
- Conclusions for RE Research
- Critical Evaluation
- Summary and Outlook
- References
- Applying Restricted English Grammar on Automotive Requirements-Does it Work? A Case Study
- Introduction
- Related Work
- Planning of the Case Study
- Study Goals and Questions
- Selection of the Sample
- Case Study Design
- Analysis of the Results
- Goal 1: Expressivity of the SPS
- Goal 2: Pattern Relevance
- Goal 3: Pattern Complexity versus Application Domain
- Threats to Validity
- External Validity
- Internal Validity
- Construct Validity
- Conclusion Validity
- Conclusion
- References
- Session 7: Prioritization and Traceability
- Agile Requirements Prioritization: What Happens in Practice and What Is Described in Literature
- Introduction
- Motivation
- The Research Method
- The Case Study Process and Participants
- The Data Analysis Strategy
- Results
- The Conceptual Model
- Mapping of the Existing Agile Prioritization Methods on the Model
- Discussion
- Threats to Validity
- Summary and Outlook
- References
- Mining Requirements Links
- Introduction
- Case Study and Experiments
- Using Machine Learning to Infer Traces
- Using Traces to Infer Domain Thesaurus
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- Clustering Stakeholders for Requirements Decision Making
- Introduction
- Using Cluster Analysis to Group Stakeholders: An Example
- Conclusion
- References
- Author Index
