Software architecture to expand a requirement engineering support tool

• Grant number: 12/02478-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2012
• End date: December 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computing Methodologies and Techniques
• Principal Investigator: Rogéria Cristiane Gratão de Souza
• Grantee: James William Pontes Miranda
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. São José do Rio Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Requirement Engineering (ER) represents a crucial part of Software Engineering and, because of its importance, there are many computational tools that seek to support the realization of the activities foreseen in ER. Nevertheless, many of the tools now used in the market do not effectively cover the elicitation of requirements. Due to this scenario, in 2008 a Requirements Elicitation Support Tool (REST) was created to supply a computational tool that would cover the different techniques for the elicitation of requirements, thus helping Software Engineers to guarantee the quality of developed software systems. Later, the REST was modified and expanded so as to include new functions such as the validation of requirements and the support to required documentation. In continuity, to forward REST expansion, this project proposes a detailed study of the traceability process of requirement by means of defining and detailing the necessary software architecture to, in the future, direct the implementation of a requirement managing component, made up of modules to trace requirements. With this, it is hoped to contribute to the making of an even more complete REST for the process of Requirement Engineering, guaranteeing the quality of projects that will use this tool.(AU)