Abstract
Actual collaborative RE processes cannot be only based on work analysis as a rigid sequence of procedures and decisions following the steps of a designer-centered methodology, because their dynamics are determined by choice, decision and participation of members of a multidisciplinary team. In fact, in most of actual RE process instances, a large variety of alternative actions and interactions can be combined for the accomplishment of goals. These alternatives are shaped by the context which constitutes the space of resources for acceptable RE strategies.
An emergence-based framework can be useful to support cooperative processes by providing a shared objects space. A process meta-model where plans and goals evolve in a related, consensual and emergent manner is a sound way to take simultaneously into account action, communication and cognition during the course of interaction among actors of a workgroup. Then the emphasis is mainly on design rationale, traceability and reusability issues rather than both control and guidance.
We are currently performing some case studies, which purpose is not only validate the outcomes but to further develop the meta-model and evaluate its feasibility as well.
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Cissé, A., Pimenta, M.S. (1996). Requirements engineering process as an emergent process. In: Montangero, C. (eds) Software Process Technology. EWSPT 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1149. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0017746
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