A pattern-based method for building requirements documents in call-for-tender processes

This paper presents our PABRE method for facilitating Requirements Elicitation on the basis of Requirement Patterns with the goal of saving time and reducing errors during this activity. The process presented applies for elicitation in Off-The-Shelf selection projects driven by call-for-tender proce...

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Autores: Renault, Samuel, Méndez Bonilla, Óscar, Franch Gutiérrez, Javier|||0000-0001-9733-8830, Quer, Carme|||0000-0002-9000-6371
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2009
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/10752
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/10752
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Requirements engineering
Specifications
Requirements reuse
Off-The-Shelf component selection
Requirement patterns
Requirement document
Call-for-tender process
Enginyeria de programari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Sistemes d'informació
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Resumo:This paper presents our PABRE method for facilitating Requirements Elicitation on the basis of Requirement Patterns with the goal of saving time and reducing errors during this activity. The process presented applies for elicitation in Off-The-Shelf selection projects driven by call-for-tender processes and uses a Requirement Patterns Catalogue. The process selects patterns from the catalogue that apply to the particular selection project, and convert them into the real requirements that finally configure the project Requirements Document. We show some benefits of the pattern approach for requirements engineers and IT consultants, as well as for customers. Finally we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the proposal and identify some future work.