Software development with imperfect information

Delivering software systems that fulfill all requirements of the stakeholders is very difficult, if not at all impossible. We consider the problem of coping with imperfect information, like interpreting incomplete requirement specifications or vagueness in decisions, one of the main reasons that makes software design difficult. We define a methodfortracingdesigndecisionsunderimperfectinformation. To model and compare requirements with estimations, we present fuzzy and stochastic techniques. This approach offers adequate decision support that can deal with imperfect information during software design. The approach is illustrated by a real-world example, based on a storm surge barrier system. Keywords Imperfect information

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: SOCO
• Authors: Joost Noppen, Pim van den Broek, Mehmet Aksit
• Keywords: Imperfect Information, Incomplete Requirement Specifications, SOCO 2008, Software Design, Software Engineering