A Proposed Model for Assessing the Quality of Translation of Requirements for Use Cases

  • Fabiana Ferreira Rocha PUCRS
  • Elisa Cerri e Cerri PUCRS
  • Ricardo Melo Bastos PUCRS
  • Marcelo Hideki Yamaguti PUCRS

Abstract


The software requirements specification document (Software Requirements Specification - SRS) is decisive for the development of a good final product. Metrics play an essential role in detecting defects in requirements, providing a means of viewing discrepancies and identifying points outside of a projected situation. Thus, the objective of this work is to propose a model in order to assess the quality of the requirements translation for use cases.
Keywords: Template for Evaluation, Requirements Translation, Use Cases

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Published
2006-11-08
ROCHA, Fabiana Ferreira; E CERRI, Elisa Cerri; BASTOS, Ricardo Melo; YAMAGUTI, Marcelo Hideki. A Proposed Model for Assessing the Quality of Translation of Requirements for Use Cases. In: BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS (SBSI), 3. , 2006, Curitiba. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2006 . p. 9-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbsi.2006.14721.