Software Requirements Engineering: Exploring the Role in Simulation
Model Development
SW'06: Proc. 3rd Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop, стр. 117--127. Birmingham, UK, The Operational Research Society, (2006)Аннотация
The utility and benefits of a well-defined requirements engineering
process are cited in many articles describing software engineering
research and similar industry studies. In this paper we consider
to what extent the M&S community employs software requirements engineering
(SRE) in the model development process. We motivate the desirability
of having an SRE component by first outlining current SRE models
and their touted benefits. To help formulate a reasoned conclusion,
we examined several recent M&S books and three M&S Life-cycle models
for references to requirements in the M&S activities. Our findings,
also outlined in this paper, indicate that the use of any formal
SRE activities within M&S development and analysis is minimal, at
best. Nonetheless, our investigation has also uncovered some recent
changes that point to a rise in the awareness of the need for a more
formal, well-defined approach to software requirements engineering
in the M&S model development process. We note those changes and some
additional opportunities for increased SRE use.