Designing object-oriented software
Designing object-oriented software
Computerization and controversy (2nd ed.): value conflicts and social choices
Computerization and controversy (2nd ed.): value conflicts and social choices
Objects, components, and frameworks with UML: the catalysis approach
Objects, components, and frameworks with UML: the catalysis approach
The Unified Modeling Language reference manual
The Unified Modeling Language reference manual
Requirements engineering: a roadmap
Proceedings of the Conference on The Future of Software Engineering
Identifying Quality-Requirement Conflicts
IEEE Software
Deriving Use Cases from Organizational Modeling
RE '02 Proceedings of the 10th Anniversary IEEE Joint International Conference on Requirements Engineering
Agent-Oriented Modelling: Software versus the World
AOSE '01 Revised Papers and Invited Contributions from the Second International Workshop on Agent-Oriented Software Engineering II
A Requirements-Driven Development Methodology
CAiSE '01 Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering
Using UML to reflect non-functional requirements
CASCON '01 Proceedings of the 2001 conference of the Centre for Advanced Studies on Collaborative research
Towards Modeling and Reasoning Support for Early-Phase Requirements Engineering
RE '97 Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Requirements Engineering
Guardian Angel: Patient-Centered Health Information Systems
Guardian Angel: Patient-Centered Health Information Systems
Structured Analysis and System Specification
Structured Analysis and System Specification
Structured Analysis (SA): A Language for Communicating Ideas
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Integrating scenarios, i*, and AspectT in the context of multi-agent systems
CASCON '06 Proceedings of the 2006 conference of the Center for Advanced Studies on Collaborative research
G-Networks and the modeling of adversarial agents
ICANN'06 Proceedings of the 16th international conference on Artificial Neural Networks - Volume Part I
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Large-scale software systems typically involve a large number of actors playing different roles, interacting with each other to achieve personal and common goals. As agent-based software technologies advance, systematic methods are needed to support the development of large-scale multi-agent systems. As with other kinds of software systems, successful system development relies on in-depth understanding of stakeholder needs and wants, and their effective translation into system requirements, and eventually into executable software. This paper presents a requirements engineering methodology based on agent concepts at the requirements modeling level. The strategic actor is used as the central organizing construct during requirements elicitation and analysis. In considering alternative arrangements of work processes and system interactions, strategic actors seek to exploit opportunities and avoid vulnerabilities. The methodology starts by building a lexicon as a preliminary step. The relevant actors are then identified. A breadth coverage step produces a first-cut model of the domain and the social relationships within it. The models are then developed depth-wise to capture organizational and individual goals and to explore alternatives. The methodology complements and extends the i* modelling framework. By taking into account agent characteristics such as autonomy, intentionality, and sociality starting from the requirements level, the methodology leads naturally into the development of large-scale systems that employ multi-agent software technologies. An example from the healthcare domain is used to illustrate the methodology.