Requirements Engineering in Cooperative Systems

Abstract

Technology is increasing the possibilities for working in groups and even changing the way in which traditionally this has been performed. This chapter reviews models and techniques for obtaining and describing requirements in cooperative systems. Features and diversity of this kind of system imply an inherent complexity in studying and developing. Therefore methodologies and techniques aimed at enhancing requirements and software engineering processes should be applied. The chapter also presents a new methodology (called AMENITIES) based on behaviour and task models, specifically intended to study and develop these systems. The focus is on the part of the methodology that is concerned with the requirements engineering discipline. Several models are assembled under new conceptual and methodological frameworks in order to allow a more complete requirements elicitation, description, and negotiation.