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Change patterns: Co-evolving requirements and architecture
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2012-08-23
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Journal
Volume
13
Issue
2
Start Page
625
End Page
648
Citation
Software and Systems Modeling 13 (2): 625-648 (2014-05-01)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
Springer
Change, such as in the requirements or the assumptions of a system, has a far-reaching impact across several software artifacts. This paper argues that patterns of co-evolution (or change patterns) can be observed between intertwined pairs of artifacts, like the requirements specification and the architectural design. The paper introduces change patterns as a precise framework to systematically capture and handle change. The approach is based on model-driven engineering concepts and is accompanied by a tool-supported process. Changing trust assumptions are presented as an example of security-related evolution, and are used to illustrate the approach. The approach is empirically validated by means of a controlled experiment involving 12 subjects, and a case study involving an industrial partner.
Subjects
Co-evolution
Model-driven engineering
Security requirements
Software architecture
DDC Class
004: Informatik