Streamlining Semantics from Requirements to Implementation through Agile Mind Mapping Methods

Robert Andrei Buchmann, Ana-Maria Ghiran, Cristina-Claudia Osman, Dimitris Karagiannis

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Abstract

[Context and motivation] Semantics are the essential asset that must be managed during requirements elicitation, and further made available to the implementation phase. Consequently, it makes sense to investigate how knowledge representation techniques can support both human-oriented and machine-readable requirements modelling to facilitate the transfer of semantics between the two phases. Semantic technology such as the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and methodologies such as Agile Modelling Method Engineering (AMME) may converge towards new methods of requirements elicitation. [Question/problem] How can requirements semantics be captured in a fashion that is diagrammatic, agile and streamlined to support the implementation phase? [Principal ideas/results] We introduce the notion of Agile Mind Mapping Method as an artefact that repurposes agile modelling methods for mind mapping practices and is enriched with an RDF-based semantic interoperability mechanism for transferring diagrammatic requirements descriptions to implemented software artefacts. [Contribution] Semantic technology, agile metamodeling and mind mapping best practices are combined in an elicitation method based on agile modelling artefacts that can streamline semantics from mind map-based requirements to semantics-aware implementations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationREQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING: FOUNDATION FOR SOFTWARE QUALITY (REFSQ 2018)
Subtitle of host publication24th International Working Conference, REFSQ 2018, Utrecht, The Netherlands, March 19-22, 2018, Proceedings
EditorsErik Kamsties, Jennifer Horkoff, Fabiano Dalpiaz
PublisherSpringer
Pages335-351
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-77243-1
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-77242-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
EventREFSQ 2018: 24th Intl. Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality - Utrecht , Netherlands
Duration: 19 Mar 201822 Mar 2018
https://refsq.org/2018/welcome/

Publication series

SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Number10753
Volume10753
ISSN0302-9743

Conference

ConferenceREFSQ 2018
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityUtrecht
Period19/03/1822/03/18
Internet address

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 102030 Semantic technologies

Keywords

  • Agile Modelling Method Engineering
  • Agile requirements modelling
  • Mind mapping
  • Resource Description Framework
  • Resource description framework
  • Agile modelling method engineering

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