2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference最新文献

Assessing the accuracy of legal implementation readiness decisions 评估法律实施准备决策的准确性

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051661

Aaron K. Massey, Benjamin H. Smith, Paul N. Otto, A. Antón

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引用次数: 23

UML4PF — A tool for problem-oriented requirements analysis UML4PF——面向问题的需求分析工具

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051670

Isabelle Côté, M. Heisel, Holger Schmidt, Denis Hatebur

引用次数: 30

Software requirements change taxonomy: Evaluation by case study 软件需求变更分类法:通过案例研究进行评估

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051641

S. McGee, D. Greer

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引用次数: 19

Disambiguation of industrial standards through formalization and graphical languages 通过形式化和图形化语言消除工业标准的歧义

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051634

Daniel Dietsch, Sergio Feo Arenis, B. Westphal, A. Podelski

引用次数: 11

Simulating and optimising design decisions in quantitative goal models 在定量目标模型中模拟和优化设计决策

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051653

W. Heaven, Emmanuel Letier

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引用次数: 63

PABRE-Man: Management of a requirement patterns catalogue pbre - man:需求模式目录的管理

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051666

Cristina Palomares, C. Quer, Xavier Franch

引用次数: 21

Integrating analysis of customers' processes into roadmapping: The value-creation perspective 将客户流程分析整合到路线图中:价值创造视角

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051662

Marko Komssi, Marjo Kauppinen, Harri Töhönen, L. Lehtola, A. Davis

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引用次数: 15

Emotional requirements engineering 情感需求工程

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051680

A. Sutcliffe

引用次数: 13

Requirements negotiation for multilayer system components 多层系统组件的需求协商

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051632

J. Carvallo, Xavier Franch

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引用次数: 8

Understanding clusters of optimal solutions in multi-objective decision problems 理解多目标决策问题中最优解的聚类

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051654

Varsha Veerappa, Emmanuel Letier

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引用次数: 34