Requirements Specifications: Goals and Conflict Analysis

Requirements Specifications: Goals and Conflict Analysis

This course is part of Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications Specialization

Instructor: Kristen Walcott-Justice

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

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Learn at your own pace

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In Requirements Goal Development and Language Analysis, we move from the spoken word to precise writing. A first step in this is writing goals. We will talk about goals used in requirements engineering and, from this, writing use cases from what we learn. Use cases can be in diagram and written form. Then- the villains enter- misuse cases and abuse cases are discussed in how we can deal with them in a Requirements environment. In gathering requirements, you'll have many questions remaining. Often this leads to the need of more interviews and group sessions. We'll go through how to handle group meetings, dealing with inconsistency, and handling conflict between stakeholders.

After learning a lot from your customers, you now need to analyze, evaluate, and negotiate. One way to begin working with the data is to write out explicit goals from the information you've gathered. Goals can be written at high and low levels, but they need to be clear and measurable at any level. The first step is determining behavioral goals.

What's included

5 videos4 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videosTotal 35 minutes

Introduction to Goal Development and Language Conflict Analysis7 minutes
Generating Goals7 minutes
Goal Overview7 minutes
High Level Goal Types6 minutes
Low Level Goal Types9 minutes

4 readingsTotal 165 minutes

Introduction to Goal Development and Language Conflict Analysis30 minutes
Fuzzy goals for requirements-driven adaptation120 minutes
Goal Development | Language Conflict Analysis |Goal Types - Slides10 minutes
Get help and meet other learners in this course. Join your discussion forums!5 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Module 1.1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 1.2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 1 Graded Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Module 1 Discussion10 minutes

Once goals have been identified, they can be pulled together to create use cases; these are easy to read and understand by both customer and developer. To address security, misuse cases and abuse cases can also be defined, in written or drawn form.

What's included

4 videos4 readings2 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 21 minutes

The Use Case Diagram4 minutes
The Use Case and Use Case Description8 minutes
Misuse Cases for Security4 minutes
Benefits of Misuse Cases5 minutes

4 readingsTotal 196 minutes

Use Case | Description | ATM System - Slides8 minutes
Eliciting security requirements with misuse cases120 minutes
Misuse and abuse cases: Getting past the positive60 minutes
Misuse Cases| Security Benefits - Slides8 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 36 minutes

Module 2.1 Practice Quiz6 minutes
Module 2.2 Practice Quiz30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Use Case Creation60 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Module 2 Discussion: Use Case for ATM System10 minutes

While writing use cases, you'll likely realize that you are missing many components, have questions, and realize that some statements conflict. Group Sessions can help you get more information quickly and begin the negotiation process. Here you'll learn about different types of group sessions and how to make group sessions efficient and effective.

What's included

4 videos4 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 17 minutes

Group Sessions in Analysis and Negotiation4 minutes
Group Sessions: Tips and Tricks4 minutes
Structured and Unstructured Sessions3 minutes
Group Session Benefits6 minutes

4 readingsTotal 165 minutes

Group Sessions - Slides20 minutes
JAD: Joint application design45 minutes
QFD: Quality Function Deployment90 minutes
Structured & Unstructured Sessions | Group Session Benefits - Slides10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Module 3.1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 3.2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 3 Graded Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Module 3 Discussion10 minutes

Inconsistency and conflicts often arise due to language that's being used. There are many types of inconsistency that you can identify early on. The conflicts identified need to be clarified and fixed. In this module, identifying inconsistency, identifying clashes, and handling conflict are discussed.

What's included

3 videos3 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 14 minutes

Learning to Discover Inconsistency8 minutes
Dealing with Conflict4 minutes
Goal Development and Language Conflict Summary2 minutes

3 readingsTotal 220 minutes

Software Requirements Negotiation and Renegotiation Aids: A Theory-W Based Spiral Approach120 minutes
Applying WinWin to quality requirements: a case study90 minutes
Inconsistency | Conflict | Boundary Condition - Slides10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Module 4 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 4 Graded Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Module 4 Discussion: Boundary Conditions- How to Find Them10 minutes

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