APPLICATION OF METRICS TO REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION BASED ON THE STATE TRANSITION MODEL.

C. V. Ramamoorthy, W. T. Tsai, T. Yamaura, A. K. Bhide

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Abstract

The application of metrics at the early phases of the software life-cycle is a promising area for research. The state transition model (STM) is one of the most popular requirement models in software engineering. Many requirement specification languages are based on this model. We propose metrics for the STM model and show how these metrics can be used. We study ways of clustering states of a requirement specified using the STM model to reduce complexity of the given STM. Metrics may be used to decide whether there is a need for clustering and to choose between alternative clustering strategies. We specify an example using the STM model and derive metrics from the specification. We then present alternative clustering strategies for the STM.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science
PublisherHawaii Int Conf on System Sciences
Pages164-174
Number of pages11
Volume2
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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