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Requirements Specification Using Fact-Oriented Modeling: A Case Study and Generalization

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On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2008 Workshops (OTM 2008)

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We present a case study of the application of fact-oriented modeling to the capture and management of requirement specifications for the introduction of an information technology solution within Microsoft. The delivered solution involves automation and centralization of information about relationships between Microsoft product offerings. The methodology contributed to the project’s fast turn-around time and high quality deliverable largely due to the clarity, completeness and traceability of business concepts and individual specification statements. We conclude with a generalization of the methodology used.

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  1. Prediction Works, Inc., USA

    Gabor Melli

  2. Microsoft Corporation, USA

    Jerre McQuinn

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  1. STARLab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB),, Bldg G/10, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Robert Meersman

  2. School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University, Bld 10.10, 376-392 Swanston Street, VIC 3001, Melbourne, Australia

    Zahir Tari

  3. Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo S/N, Boadilla del Monte, 28660, Madrid, Spain

    Pilar Herrero

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Melli, G., McQuinn, J. (2008). Requirements Specification Using Fact-Oriented Modeling: A Case Study and Generalization. In: Meersman, R., Tari, Z., Herrero, P. (eds) On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2008 Workshops. OTM 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5333. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88875-8_98

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