Facilitating Software Architecting by Ranking Requirements based on their Impact on the Architecture Process

Matthias Galster; Armin Eberlein

doi:10.1109/ECBS.2011.18

Facilitating Software Architecting by Ranking Requirements based on their Impact on the Architecture Process

Matthias Galster^*, Armin Eberlein

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Abstract

Ranking software requirements helps decide what requirements to implement during a software development project, and when. Currently, requirements ranking techniques focus on resource constraints or stakeholder priorities and neglect the effect of requirements on the software architecture process. However, the order in which requirements are implemented impacts the process of creating architectures and should therefore be chosen carefully. Thus, this paper presents a method for ranking requirements with a focus on the impact of requirements on the architecture process. The proposed method uses stakeholder input and architecture-relevant requirements attributes to create a ranking of requirements. A case study is presented to evaluate the usefulness of the method.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	18TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS ON ENGINEERING OF COMPUTER BASED SYSTEMS (ECBS 2011)
Editors	J Sprinkle, R Sterritt, K Breitman
Place of Publication	LOS ALAMITOS
Publisher	IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Pages	232-240
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7695-4379-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECBS.2011.18
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	18th IEEE International Conference and Workshops on Engineering of Computer-Based Systems (ECBS) - Duration: 27-Apr-2011 → 29-Apr-2011

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Other	18th IEEE International Conference and Workshops on Engineering of Computer-Based Systems (ECBS)
Period	27/04/2011 → 29/04/2011

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software requirements
software architecture
ranking
prioritization
DESIGN
PRIORITIZATION
HIERARCHIES

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Galster, M., & Eberlein, A. (2011). Facilitating Software Architecting by Ranking Requirements based on their Impact on the Architecture Process. In J. Sprinkle, R. Sterritt, & K. Breitman (Eds.), 18TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS ON ENGINEERING OF COMPUTER BASED SYSTEMS (ECBS 2011) (pp. 232-240). IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECBS.2011.18

Galster, Matthias ; Eberlein, Armin. / Facilitating Software Architecting by Ranking Requirements based on their Impact on the Architecture Process. 18TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS ON ENGINEERING OF COMPUTER BASED SYSTEMS (ECBS 2011). editor / J Sprinkle ; R Sterritt ; K Breitman. LOS ALAMITOS : IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), 2011. pp. 232-240

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Galster, M & Eberlein, A 2011, Facilitating Software Architecting by Ranking Requirements based on their Impact on the Architecture Process. in J Sprinkle, R Sterritt & K Breitman (eds), 18TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS ON ENGINEERING OF COMPUTER BASED SYSTEMS (ECBS 2011). IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), LOS ALAMITOS, pp. 232-240, 18th IEEE International Conference and Workshops on Engineering of Computer-Based Systems (ECBS), 27/04/2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECBS.2011.18

Facilitating Software Architecting by Ranking Requirements based on their Impact on the Architecture Process. / Galster, Matthias; Eberlein, Armin.
18TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS ON ENGINEERING OF COMPUTER BASED SYSTEMS (ECBS 2011). ed. / J Sprinkle; R Sterritt; K Breitman. LOS ALAMITOS: IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), 2011. p. 232-240.

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