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A Comparative Analysis of Agent Oriented Requirement Engineering Frameworks

by Shambhu Bhardwaj, Achal Kumar Goyal
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 87 - Number 8
Year of Publication: 2014
Authors: Shambhu Bhardwaj, Achal Kumar Goyal
10.5120/15227-3744

Shambhu Bhardwaj, Achal Kumar Goyal . A Comparative Analysis of Agent Oriented Requirement Engineering Frameworks. International Journal of Computer Applications. 87, 8 ( February 2014), 11-15. DOI=10.5120/15227-3744

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Abstract

The success of the software system is measured by the degree to which it meets the purpose for which it was intended. Requirement Engineering is the process of discovering that purpose, by identifying stakeholders and their needs and documenting these in a form that is amendable to analysis, communication and implementation. Agent –oriented concepts are becoming very popular in software engineering as modelling frameworks for requirement engineering. This paper introduces the current Agent Oriented Requirement Engineering (AORE) Methodologies. It discusses what approaches have been followed; the suitability of these approaches for agent modelling; compares these approaches in a tabular form and some conclusions drawn from review.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Requirement Engineering Agent Orientation Software Agent Modelling Frameworks.

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