Developing Coherent, Concise and Comprehensive User Requirements Using the MoD Architectural Framework (MODAF)
Abstract
Articulating user requirements is arguably one of the most difficult and yet critical challenges in any Information System Project. Within the British Army, the Directorate of Command and Battlespace Management (Army) has been developing its user requirement methodology and practice over the last few years and now uses the Ministry of Defence Architectural Framework (MODAF) as a corner stone of its approach. This paper explains the methodology that has been developed to overcome some of the difficulties associated with user requirement engineering for Command and Battlespace Management IS. The specific difficulties are: 1) How to bridge the gap between users who may not know what they want and industry who may not understand the intricacies of the military business to be supported. 2) How to articulate URs in a manner concise and digestible enough for users to review effectively, yet comprehensive enough for industry to fully understand the requirement and the military business effected by the system. 3) How to ensure a User Requirement Document (URD) is consistent and coherent with URDs for other IS within the System of Systems. The approach taken revolves around use of the MODAF framework, instantiated using the MooD Transformation Tool Set.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA463889
Entities
People
- Chris W. Bailey
- Richard M. Garbutt
Organizations
- Ministry of Defense