Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

1984-09-01

Filename

WUCS-84-8.pdf

Technical Report Number

WUCS-84-8

Abstract

The contents of a requirements specification is presented in light of the consensus reached both theoreticians and practitioners. The desirable properties of a requirements specification justified from a functionalist viewpoint and it is suggested that changes in the way one uses requirements may alter the relative significance of different properties. Finally, a classification requirements specification techniques is proposed and used as a backdrop against which current issues in the requirements engineering field are examined. The emphasis is on identifying general problem areas rather than offering the reader a literature survey. The paper shows that, despite significant growth, the requirements area still face a number of important unresolved issues including the need for: broader formal foundation for both functional and non-functional requirements, greater degree of formality and automation, new requirements development methods, and higher level of integration in the overall design process.

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Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K71Z42SV

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