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Blockchain Context Canvas: A Tool to Align Developers and Stakeholders

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Blockchain and Applications, 5th International Congress (BLOCKCHAIN 2023)

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Blockchain technology has had significant prominence in recent years for being a solution that integrates the various actors of a business scenario providing security in transactions, thereby reducing intermediaries and increasing efficiency in supply chains. Among the characteristics of these applications are the significant amounts of stakeholders, metadata, and business rules, as well as the knowledge gap between developers and business analysts. Herein, we propose and evaluate a tool called Blockchain Context Canvas that guides the discussion between users, analysts, and developers objectively, without users and analysts needing to discuss how the technology works, thus promoting greater efficiency and objectivity in the construction of the smart contract. The evaluation uses expert opinion. The tool was used in an application for the coffee supply chain and then evaluated by an expert developer experienced in blockchain solutions. The results indicate that the tool can serve as a roadmap for guiding real supply chain projects.

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  1. Technology Faculty of São Carlos - Fatec, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    Alfredo Colenci Neto

  2. University of São Paulo - USP, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

    Daniel Capaldo Amaral

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  1. Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

    José Manuel Machado

  2. BISITE research group, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Javier Prieto

  3. Guarda Polytechnic Institute, Guarda, Portugal

    Paulo Vieira

  4. Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Hugo Peixoto

  5. Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

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  6. Científicas, ITEFI, Instituto de Física Aplicada, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones, Madrid, Spain

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  7. Pappelallee, IOTA Foundation, Berlin, Germany

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Neto, A.C., Amaral, D.C. (2023). Blockchain Context Canvas: A Tool to Align Developers and Stakeholders. In: Machado, J.M., et al. Blockchain and Applications, 5th International Congress. BLOCKCHAIN 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 778. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45155-3_26

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