User-centred requirements engineering. (Q4797882)

This book covers all aspects of Requirements-Engineering (RE) systems: motivation, human aspects of RE, RE tasks and processes, understanding requirements conversations, representations of problems, Scenario-Based Requirements-Engineering (SCRAM), requirements analysis for safety critical systems, the future directions of RE. Included eight chapters. Chapter 1 serves as introduction to the field and describes a framework for RE. In chapter 2 psychological aspects of RE problems and issues that are relevant to RE in memory, problem solving, communication and human error are explained. The first part of chapter 3 gives an overview of RE and the final part investigates how RE activity is influenced by the domain. Chapter 4 deals with the human communications in RE and contains practical advice in requirements meetings. Chapter 5 might be considered as a continuation of the previous one and here the familiar forms of requirements lists and diagrams are given. At the end of this chapter applications of computers and new information technologies for collaboration in RE are shown. In chapter 6 Scenario-Based RE (SCRAM) technique is explained and applications of this approach in several projects is given. Chapter 7 deals with application of the SCRAM approach to safety critical requirements analysis. Here also tools for analyzing requirements to defend against possible human error in safety critical systems are described. In the final chapter 8 future directions in RE are analyzed. It should be also noted that this book is really interesting and we hope very useful for future generations.