COMPARING GOAL-MODELLING TOOLS WITH THE RE-TOOL EVALUATION APPROACH∗

Authors

  • Raimundas Matulevičius University of Namur
  • Patrick Heymans University of Namur
  • Guttorm Sindre Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.itc.35.3.11769

Abstract

Goal modelling usually takes place during the early information systems development phase known as requirements engineering (RE). RE is a key factor for project success where a good tool support is necessary. Several goal-modelling tools exist and several approaches can be used to evaluate them. In this paper, we report on an experiment to evaluate two goal-modelling tools - KAOS/Objectiver and i*/OME. We use an RE-tool evaluation approach (R-TEA) in order to determine which of the tools is better at supporting the creation of goal models. It turns out that KAOS/Objectiver apparently offers better model creation support but the quality of the resulting models is more dependent on situational language characteristics such as the focus on early (vs late) requirements.

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2006-09-22

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