Tag Archives: analysis

Computational Artefacts and Software Requirements

Posted on 2020 September 18 by modelpractice

What if the intention of a technical artefact is not at all physical, but solely logical? Continue reading →

Posted in Epistemology, Requirements | Tagged analysis, computational artefact, computer science, design, Elements of Software RequirementsEngineering, engineering, epistemology, mind-body problem, Peter Kroes, Raymond Turner, Requirements, Requirements Engineering, software, software engineering, specification, Technical Artefact | 5 Comments

Separation of Analysis & Design wrt. Abstraction

Posted on 2020 August 12 by modelpractice

Summing up separation of concerns of analysis and design wrt. abstraction, inspired by: Turner (2018) Computational Artifacts. Continue reading →

Posted in Software_Engineering | Tagged abstraction, analysis, computational artifact, Concerns, design, epistemology of engineering, Raymond Turner, Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Separation of Concerns, SoC, software engineering, Turner | Leave a comment

Complexity Awareness is Cost Awareness

Posted on 2011 December 20 by modelpractice

If “engineering is producing an artifact to cost”, then how can modelling contribute to it? Continue reading →

Posted in Software_Engineering | Tagged abstraction, abstraction awareness, analysis, Complexity, computational thinking, model, Modelling, modelling theory, Requirements, software | 6 Comments

Complexity Aware Modelling II

Posted on 2011 December 19 by modelpractice

Complexity aware people are able to recognize complexity, and regard it over things like size. How do they recognise? Mainly by modelling! Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics, Model Thinking | Tagged abstraction, analysis, Complexity, computational, computational thinking, model, Modelling, Requirements, State Machine, thinking | 3 Comments

Complexity Aware Modelling I

Posted on 2011 December 12 by modelpractice

Wow – I discovered that beyond the actual technology there is something called business logic, and – most surprising – it was not trivial! (on Complexity Aware Modelling) Continue reading →

Posted in Model Thinking, Software_Engineering | Tagged 8 Queens, abstraction, analysis, Complexity, complexity class, complexity theory, descriptive complexity, model, Modelling, Requirements, Requirements Engineering, software engineering | 6 Comments

Model Transformation in Analysis

Posted on 2011 May 6 by modelpractice

An analyst has two main ways of making use of Model Transformation in requirements analysis: applying rules to models and keeping views consistent. Continue reading →

Posted in Software_Engineering | Tagged analysis, Analysis Model, BPMN, Business Analysis, Business Engineering, Data Model, Datamodel, Model Transformation, modeling, Modelling, Process Engineering, Requirements, Requirements Analysis, State Machine, UML | Leave a comment

Are your Requirements complete?

Posted on 2011 April 27 by modelpractice

Completeness is one big issue in requirements engineering. Here’s how this can be approached by systematic analysis. To me this is already a basic application of modeling and its benefits. Continue reading →