an initial evaluation of requirements dependency types in change propagation analysis
文献类型：会议论文
| 作者 | Li Juan ; Zhu Liming ; Jeffery Ross ; Liu Yan ; Zhang He ; Wang Qing ; Li Mingshu |
| 出版日期 | 2012 |
| 会议名称 | 16th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2012 |
| 会议日期 | May 14, 2012 - May 15, 2012 |
| 会议地点 | Ciudad Real, Spain |
| 关键词 | Research |
| 页码 | 62-71 |
| 中文摘要 | Background: Change propagation analysis helps predict the parts of the software that may be affected if a change is made. Existing research on change propagation focuses on design and code level changes. However, as a software evolves, the requirements that drive these changes also have intricate dependencies. Understanding the effect of these requirement dependencies on change prorogation is useful but not trivial. More than twenty requirements dependency types have been identified in the literature, however there still lacks an evaluation of the applicability of these dependency types in requirements and change propagation analysis. Aim: We aim to investigate whether these dependency types are useful for change propagation analysis. Method: We conducted a case study in a real-world industry project. This case study evaluates two representative dependency models covering twenty five types of dependencies. Results: Our initial evaluation has found that five dependency types are particularly useful in change propagation analysis and practitioners with different backgrounds have various viewpoints on change propagation. Thus change impact analysis should involve a wide range of stakeholders including project managers, requirements engineers, designers and developers. Conclusions: Our case study provides insights into requirements dependencies and their effects on change propagation analysis for both research and practice. |
| 英文摘要 | Background: Change propagation analysis helps predict the parts of the software that may be affected if a change is made. Existing research on change propagation focuses on design and code level changes. However, as a software evolves, the requirements that drive these changes also have intricate dependencies. Understanding the effect of these requirement dependencies on change prorogation is useful but not trivial. More than twenty requirements dependency types have been identified in the literature, however there still lacks an evaluation of the applicability of these dependency types in requirements and change propagation analysis. Aim: We aim to investigate whether these dependency types are useful for change propagation analysis. Method: We conducted a case study in a real-world industry project. This case study evaluates two representative dependency models covering twenty five types of dependencies. Results: Our initial evaluation has found that five dependency types are particularly useful in change propagation analysis and practitioners with different backgrounds have various viewpoints on change propagation. Thus change impact analysis should involve a wide range of stakeholders including project managers, requirements engineers, designers and developers. Conclusions: Our case study provides insights into requirements dependencies and their effects on change propagation analysis for both research and practice. |
| 收录类别 | EI |
| 会议录 | IET Seminar Digest
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| 语种 | 英语 |
| ISBN号 | 9781849195416 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.iscas.ac.cn/handle/311060/15800]  |
| 专题 | 软件研究所_软件所图书馆_会议论文 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Li Juan,Zhu Liming,Jeffery Ross,et al. an initial evaluation of requirements dependency types in change propagation analysis[C]. 见:16th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2012. Ciudad Real, Spain. May 14, 2012 - May 15, 2012. |
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