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Mobile Discovery of Requirements for Context-Aware Systems

Norbert SeyffContact Information, Florian GrafContact Information, Paul GrünbacherContact Information and Neil MaidenContact Information

(1)  Systems Engineering and Automation, Johannes Kepler University, 4040 Linz, Austria
(2)  Centre for HCI Design, City University London, London, EC1V 0HB, UK
Abstract
Understanding the work context of future system users is essential in requirements engineering. It is particularly crucial when developing ubiquitous systems that react on context changes. This paper discusses the need for in-situ requirements elicitation approaches to build mobile and context-aware systems. We identify three different levels of support: The first level covers contextual techniques without tool support. Second level support is based on existing RE approaches and mobile tools. Third level support utilizes context-aware tools receiving context-specific information to guide analysts in the field. These tools enhance requirements gathering for ubiquitous systems. We present a context-aware tool prototype for on-site scenario walkthroughs and discuss how the underlying scenario-based approach needs to be adapted. Our tool-based approach was tested in an initial evaluation study. Finally, the paper presents requirements for RE approaches supporting ubiquitous system development based on lessons learned from using level II and III tools.

Keywords  Requirements elicitation - scenarios - contextual inquiry - mobile and context-aware systems


Contact Information Norbert Seyff
Email: ns@sea.uni-linz.ac.at

Contact Information Florian Graf
Email: fg@sea.uni-linz.ac.at

Contact Information Paul Grünbacher
Email: pg@sea.uni-linz.ac.at

Contact Information Neil Maiden
Email: n.a.m.maiden@city.ac.uk
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