Ontology-based multiperspective requirements traceability framework

Knowledge and Information Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 493-522

  Assawamekin, Namfon ^a,b   Sunetnanta, Thanwadee ^a   Pluempitiwiriyawej, Charnyote ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE THAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Multiperspective software development; Ontology; Requirements traceability

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SEMANTICS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

MANAGING CHANGES; MULTI-PERSPECTIVE; MULTIPERSPECTIVE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; ONTOLOGY CONCEPTS; ONTOLOGY MATCHING; PRECISION AND RECALL; REASONING MECHANISM; REQUIREMENTS TRACEABILITY;

ONTOLOGY;

EID: 78649499993     PISSN: 02191377     EISSN: 02193116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10115-009-0259-2     Document Type: Article

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