Automated analysis of requirement specifications

It is generally accepted that poorly written requirements can result in software with the wrong functionality. The Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) Software Assurance Technology Center (SATC) has developed an early life cycle tool for assessing requirements that are specified in natural lan...

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Main Authors: Wilson, William M., Rosenberg, Linda H., Hyatt, Lawrence E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied computing > Physical sciences and engineering > Aerospace
Computing methodologies > Artificial intelligence > Natural language processing
Formal specifications
NASA
Natural languages
Project management
Risk management
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management
Software performance
Software quality
Software tools
Space missions
Space technology
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Summary:It is generally accepted that poorly written requirements can result in software with the wrong functionality. The Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) Software Assurance Technology Center (SATC) has developed an early life cycle tool for assessing requirements that are specified in natural language. The tool searches the document for terms the SATC has identified as quality indicators, e.g. weak phrases. The reports produced by the tool are used to identify specification statements and structural areas of the requirements specification document that need to be improved. The metrics are used by project managers to recognize and preclude potential areas of risk.
ISSN:0270-5257
1558-1225
DOI:10.1145/253228.253258