Theory as a Source of Software Requirements

Ruzanna Chitchyan; Caroline Bird

doi:10.1109/RE48521.2020.00033

Theory as a Source of Software Requirements

Ruzanna Chitchyan, Caroline Bird

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Abstract

Today, when undertaking requirements elicitation, engineers attend to the needs and wants of the user groups considered relevant for the software system. However, answers to some relevant question (e.g., how to improve adoption of the intended system) cannot always be addressed through direct need and want elicitation. Using an example of energy demand-response systems, this paper demonstrates that use of grounded theory analysis can help address such questions. The theory emerging from such analysis produces a set of additional requirements which cannot be directly elicited from individuals/groups, and would otherwise be missed out. Thus, we demonstrate that the theory generated through grounded theory analysis can serve as an additional valuable source of software system requirements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of International Requirements Engineering Conference
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	227-237
Number of pages	11
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RE48521.2020.00033
Publication status	Published - 4 Sept 2020
Event	IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference - Zurich, Swaziland Duration: 31 Aug 2020 → 4 Sept 2020 Conference number: 28

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Name	International Requirements Engineering Conference
Publisher	IEEE

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Conference	IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference
Abbreviated title	RE2020
Country/Territory	Swaziland
City	Zurich
Period	31/08/20 → 4/09/20

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Bristol Interaction Group

Keywords

requirements engineering
Demand side response
Grounded theory
energy systems transition
Business Model
requirements elicitation

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Theory as a Source of Software and System Requirements
Chitchyan, R. & Bird, C. M., 23 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Requirements Engineering. 27, 3, p. 375-398 24 p.
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Peer-to-Peer Energy Markets: Understanding the Values of Collective and Community Trading
Wilkins, D. J., Chitchyan, R. & Levine, M., 21 Apr 2020, CHI 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 1-14 14 p. 3376135. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).
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Towards Requirements for a Demand Side Response Energy Management System for Households
Bird, C. & Chitchyan, R., 6 Aug 2019
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Refactoring Energy Systems (Ruzanna Chitchyan)
Chitchyan, R. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/17 → 30/09/22
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Professor Ruzanna Chitchyan
- r.chitchyanbristol.acuk
- School of Computer Science - Professor of Software Engineering for Sustainability
- Bristol Poverty Institute
- Cabot Institute for the Environment
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Peer-to-Peer Energy Markets: Understanding the Values of Collective and Community Trading

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