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A context analysis method for embedded systems — Exploring a requirement boundary between a system and its context 嵌入式系统的上下文分析方法。探索系统与其上下文之间的需求边界

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051648

Naoyasu Ubayashi, Yasutaka Kamei, M. Hirayama, T. Tamai

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引用次数: 8

Requirements are slipping through the gaps — A case study on causes & effects of communication gaps in large-scale software development 需求从缺口中溜走——大型软件开发中沟通缺口的原因和影响的案例研究

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051639

E. Bjarnason, K. Wnuk, B. Regnell

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引用次数: 124

Experience with content-based requirements engineering assessments 具有基于内容的需求工程评估经验

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051668

Sabine Teufl, Maged Khalil, Dongyue Mou, Eva Geisberger

引用次数: 2

How interaction between roles shapes the communication structure in requirements-driven collaboration 角色之间的交互如何塑造需求驱动协作中的通信结构

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051643

S. Marczak, D. Damian

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引用次数: 41

Finding incremental solutions for evolving requirements 为不断变化的需求寻找增量解决方案

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051656

Neil A. Ernst, Alexander Borgida, Ivan Jureta

引用次数: 48

Run-time resolution of uncertainty 不确定性的运行时解析

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051673

Kristopher Welsh, P. Sawyer, N. Bencomo

引用次数: 7

Applying preference-based customization 应用基于偏好的定制

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051672

S. Liaskos, V. Rogozhkin

引用次数: 0

What are the day-to-day factors that are preventing business analysts from effective business analysis? 阻碍业务分析师进行有效业务分析的日常因素是什么?

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051624

Anja Wever, N. Maiden

引用次数: 14

Are your sites down? Requirements-driven self-tuning for the survivability of Web systems 你的网站宕机了吗?为Web系统的生存能力进行需求驱动的自调优

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051650

Bihuan Chen, Xin Peng, Y. Yu, Wenyun Zhao

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引用次数: 23

Semi-automatic identification of features in requirement specifications 需求规范中特征的半自动识别

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference Pub Date : 2011-08-29 DOI: 10.1109/RE.2011.6051627

Ekaterina Boutkova, F. Houdek

引用次数: 29