Requirements traceability provides support for many software engineering activities like impact a... more Requirements traceability provides support for many software engineering activities like impact analysis, requirements validation and regression testing. In addition requirements traceability is the recognized component of many software process improvement initiatives. Requirements traceability also helps to control and manage evolution of a software system. This thesis presents a systematic review and a framework for requirements traceability. The systematic review is aimed at presenting fair evaluation of research concerning requirements traceability over the period 1997 -2007. The systematic review aims at identifying probable gaps in research about requirements traceability and opens new horizons to explore. Moreover, two companies have been interviewed to understand the practice of requirements traceability in industry. After the analysis of industrial interviews these companies have been classified into two categories of traceability users. These categories are highend traceability users and low-end traceability users. Based on the analysis of systematic review results and industrial interviews, this thesis presents a framework for requirements traceability called "Three Level Framework for Requirements Traceability (TLFRT)". This framework is composed of three levels. The level 0 of this framework focuses on pre-RS traceability where as level 1 and level 2 focuses on post-RS traceability. The level 1 provide traceability for the functional requirements, where as level 2 provide traceability for non-functional requirements. TLFRT provides guidelines to a process that can be tailored to fit the needs of the high-end traceability users and low-end traceability users as well. This framework has been statically validated in two companies. The validation of TLFRT in industry resulted in compilation of lessons learned, which ensures that this theoretical framework could also be used in real industrial environment. The results of the research presented in this thesis are aimed at supporting requirements traceability by taking its current issues/challenges into account.
Objective: Catatonia is a distinct psychomotor syndrome that involves a constellation of up to 40... more Objective: Catatonia is a distinct psychomotor syndrome that involves a constellation of up to 40 different symptoms. Although conventionally responsive to benzodiazepines, the catatonic syndrome is much more resistant to benzodiazepine treatment when a feature of schizophrenia. We present a patient with schizophrenia with catatonic symptoms, marginally responsive to lorazepam challenge, lorazepam, and olanzapine monotherapy, but ultimately began combination treatment with these 2 medications. Results: Our patient's score on the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale significantly decreased after 2 weeks of combination lorazepam and olanzapine without adverse effects. We propose a modification to the standard treatment protocol for catatonia, especially in those patients with schizophrenia with catatonic features.
International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 2012
Requirements traceability enables software engineers to trace a requirement from its emergence to... more Requirements traceability enables software engineers to trace a requirement from its emergence to its fulfillment. In this paper we examine requirements traceability definitions, challenges, tools and techniques, by the use of a systematic review performing an exhaustive search through the years 1997–2007. We present a number of common definitions, challenges, available tools and techniques (presenting empirical evidence when found), while complementing the results and analysis with a static validation in industry through a series of interviews.
... Kashif Kamran Address: Folkparksvägen 16:13, SE-37240 Ronneby, Sweden Email: kashee79@hotmail... more ... Kashif Kamran Address: Folkparksvägen 16:13, SE-37240 Ronneby, Sweden Email: kashee79@hotmail.com ... We would also like to thank our friends Sheraz Ahmad, Farrakh Saeed,Syed Abdul Basit and Choudhary Aleem Gujjar for cheering us throughout the thesis tenure. ...
Requirements traceability enables software engineers to trace a requirement from its emergence to... more Requirements traceability enables software engineers to trace a requirement from its emergence to its fulfillment. In this paper we examine requirements traceability definitions, challenges, tools and techniques, by the use of a systematic review performing an exhaustive search through the years 1997–2007. We present a number of common definitions, challenges, available tools and techniques (presenting empirical evidence when found), while complementing the results and analysis with a static validation in industry through a series of interviews.
Requirements traceability provides support for many software engineering activities like impact a... more Requirements traceability provides support for many software engineering activities like impact analysis, requirements validation and regression testing. In addition requirements traceability is the recognized component of many software process improvement initiatives. Requirements traceability also helps to control and manage evolution of a software system. This thesis presents a systematic review and a framework for requirements traceability. The systematic review is aimed at presenting fair evaluation of research concerning requirements traceability over the period 1997 – 2007. The systematic review aims at identifying probable gaps in research about requirements traceability and opens new horizons to explore. Moreover, two companies have been interviewed to understand the practice of requirements traceability in industry. After the analysis of industrial interviews these companies have been classified
2009 2nd International Conference on Computer, Control and Communication, 2009
Requirements validation ensures that the software requirements specification contains complete an... more Requirements validation ensures that the software requirements specification contains complete and consistent set of requirements which are according to the customer needs. This paper provides overview of requirements validation techniques like requirements inspections, requirements prototyping, requirements testing and viewpoint-oriented requirements validation. This paper highlights pros and cons of these requirements validation techniques. In requirements testing special attention is given to
Requirements traceability provides support for many software engineering activities like impact a... more Requirements traceability provides support for many software engineering activities like impact analysis, requirements validation and regression testing. In addition requirements traceability is the recognized component of many software process improvement initiatives. Requirements traceability also helps to control and manage evolution of a software system. This thesis presents a systematic review and a framework for requirements traceability. The systematic review is aimed at presenting fair evaluation of research concerning requirements traceability over the period 1997 -2007. The systematic review aims at identifying probable gaps in research about requirements traceability and opens new horizons to explore. Moreover, two companies have been interviewed to understand the practice of requirements traceability in industry. After the analysis of industrial interviews these companies have been classified into two categories of traceability users. These categories are highend traceability users and low-end traceability users. Based on the analysis of systematic review results and industrial interviews, this thesis presents a framework for requirements traceability called "Three Level Framework for Requirements Traceability (TLFRT)". This framework is composed of three levels. The level 0 of this framework focuses on pre-RS traceability where as level 1 and level 2 focuses on post-RS traceability. The level 1 provide traceability for the functional requirements, where as level 2 provide traceability for non-functional requirements. TLFRT provides guidelines to a process that can be tailored to fit the needs of the high-end traceability users and low-end traceability users as well. This framework has been statically validated in two companies. The validation of TLFRT in industry resulted in compilation of lessons learned, which ensures that this theoretical framework could also be used in real industrial environment. The results of the research presented in this thesis are aimed at supporting requirements traceability by taking its current issues/challenges into account.
Objective: Catatonia is a distinct psychomotor syndrome that involves a constellation of up to 40... more Objective: Catatonia is a distinct psychomotor syndrome that involves a constellation of up to 40 different symptoms. Although conventionally responsive to benzodiazepines, the catatonic syndrome is much more resistant to benzodiazepine treatment when a feature of schizophrenia. We present a patient with schizophrenia with catatonic symptoms, marginally responsive to lorazepam challenge, lorazepam, and olanzapine monotherapy, but ultimately began combination treatment with these 2 medications. Results: Our patient's score on the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale significantly decreased after 2 weeks of combination lorazepam and olanzapine without adverse effects. We propose a modification to the standard treatment protocol for catatonia, especially in those patients with schizophrenia with catatonic features.
International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 2012
Requirements traceability enables software engineers to trace a requirement from its emergence to... more Requirements traceability enables software engineers to trace a requirement from its emergence to its fulfillment. In this paper we examine requirements traceability definitions, challenges, tools and techniques, by the use of a systematic review performing an exhaustive search through the years 1997–2007. We present a number of common definitions, challenges, available tools and techniques (presenting empirical evidence when found), while complementing the results and analysis with a static validation in industry through a series of interviews.
... Kashif Kamran Address: Folkparksvägen 16:13, SE-37240 Ronneby, Sweden Email: kashee79@hotmail... more ... Kashif Kamran Address: Folkparksvägen 16:13, SE-37240 Ronneby, Sweden Email: kashee79@hotmail.com ... We would also like to thank our friends Sheraz Ahmad, Farrakh Saeed,Syed Abdul Basit and Choudhary Aleem Gujjar for cheering us throughout the thesis tenure. ...
Requirements traceability enables software engineers to trace a requirement from its emergence to... more Requirements traceability enables software engineers to trace a requirement from its emergence to its fulfillment. In this paper we examine requirements traceability definitions, challenges, tools and techniques, by the use of a systematic review performing an exhaustive search through the years 1997–2007. We present a number of common definitions, challenges, available tools and techniques (presenting empirical evidence when found), while complementing the results and analysis with a static validation in industry through a series of interviews.
Requirements traceability provides support for many software engineering activities like impact a... more Requirements traceability provides support for many software engineering activities like impact analysis, requirements validation and regression testing. In addition requirements traceability is the recognized component of many software process improvement initiatives. Requirements traceability also helps to control and manage evolution of a software system. This thesis presents a systematic review and a framework for requirements traceability. The systematic review is aimed at presenting fair evaluation of research concerning requirements traceability over the period 1997 – 2007. The systematic review aims at identifying probable gaps in research about requirements traceability and opens new horizons to explore. Moreover, two companies have been interviewed to understand the practice of requirements traceability in industry. After the analysis of industrial interviews these companies have been classified
2009 2nd International Conference on Computer, Control and Communication, 2009
Requirements validation ensures that the software requirements specification contains complete an... more Requirements validation ensures that the software requirements specification contains complete and consistent set of requirements which are according to the customer needs. This paper provides overview of requirements validation techniques like requirements inspections, requirements prototyping, requirements testing and viewpoint-oriented requirements validation. This paper highlights pros and cons of these requirements validation techniques. In requirements testing special attention is given to
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