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Multi-perspective requirements engineering within NATURE

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This paper argues that existing definitions of viewpoints in software engineering are inadequate for requirements engineering (RE). The ESPRIT 6353 ‘NATURE’ basic research action proposes an alternative definition which recognises that viewpoints are social artefacts within the RE process. It also proposes novel computational mechanisms for analysing different viewpoints as a basis for more informed negotiation between viewpoint owners. This paper reports important aspects of this research and outlines an agenda for future research in multiperspective RE.

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    N. A. M. Maiden & G. Spanoudakis

  2. Lenrstuhl fur Informatik V, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

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Maiden, N.A.M., Spanoudakis, G. & Nissen, H.W. Multi-perspective requirements engineering within NATURE. Requirements Eng 1, 157–169 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01236425

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