Towards a framework for requirement change management in healthcare software applications

ABSTRACT

Requirements volatility is an issue in software development life cycle which often originated from our incomplete knowledge about the domain of interest. In this paper, we propose an agent-based approach to manage evolving requirements in biomedical software applications using an integrated ontology-driven framework.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.3 Software Management
          Subjects: Software maintenance

General Terms:
Design, Management, Standardization

Keywords:
agent, change management, ontology, software requirement