A domain-oriented goal elaborate method

Abstract

Most traditional methods elaborate goals by answering "HOW" and "WHY" questions. There may be some defects in elaborate results by using traditional methods because different analyzers usually have different views on the goals and turn to different elaborate results. This article quotes domain rules to instruct goals elaborate process upon the traditional methods. Analyzers' "HOW" and "WHY" questions in turn are based on domain rules, and the sequence of questions is determined by the relationship between rules and goals. Analyzers answer such questions which can instruct the elaborate process. In elaborate process, analyzers should make the most of formal goal refinement patterns, because those patterns can reduce human's influence to the elaborate results. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.