Requirements Engineering for Computer Integrated Environments in Construction

by Aouad, Ghassan; Arayici, Yusuf

• ISBN13: 9781405189453
• ISBN10: 1405189452
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Efficient communication, collaboration, data exchange and sharing are crucial for the success of today's many multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work environments. The implementation of computer integrated environments (CIE) is increasing and the requirements engineering necessary for the development of these systems is critical.Requirements Engineering for Computer Integrated Environments in Construction provides an important source of information and advice for organizations needing bridge the gap between users and developers in the implementation of computer integrated solutions as well as for consultants providing services to their clients in CIE development.The framework explained in the book is comprehensive and accessible. It provides a set of tools and techniques enabling readers to design, manage and deliver effective CIE-type systems in any complex organization - from construction and manufacturing to the information technology and service sectors. Construction companies for example, can use the framework provided to implement building information modelling to manage the diagnosis, planning, implementation and monitoring stages in BIM adoption.Based on real experiences and lessons learned from many years of system development, this book offers an excellent resource for researchers and postgraduate students interested in CIE development for all multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work environments.

Author Biography

Ghassan Aouad, is Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law and the Built Environment and Professor of Construction IT & Management within the School of the Built Environment.

Dr Arayici is a researcher in Geomatics Engineering in the Civil Engineering Faculty, Technical University of Istanbul, Turkey.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Definitions

Why Requirements Engineering Is Needed for the CIE Development

How the Requirements Engineering Approach Is Formulated

Requirements Engineering in Software Development

Introduction

Requirements Engineering

Requirements Fundamentals and Principles

Requirements Engineering Process

Computer Integrated Environments

Introduction

The Construction Industry and its Features

The Scope and Roles of CIE in Construction

Implementation of CIE in the Construction Industry

The CIE Case Study Project 1

The CIE Case Study Project 2

The CIE Case Study 3

The CIE Case Study 4

Requirements Engineering in CIE Development for the Construction Industry

Introduction

CIE Systems from Technological Perspective

Requirements Engineering in the CIE Community

Interviews in the Construction CIE Community

Evaluation of Requirements Engineering Processes

Introduction

Improving the Requirements Engineering Process

Measuring the Success of Requirements Engineering Process

Comparative Analysis and Evaluation

Requirements Engineering Approach in the Case Study Projects

Introduction

The Need for the CIE System As a BIM Tool

The Requirements Engineering Process

The Requirements Deliverables from Use Case Modelling

The Requirements Deliverables from Contextual Design Technique

The Requirements Deliverables from the Incremental Prototyping with the User Tests

Critical Analysis and Reflections of the Requirements Engineering in DIVERCITY

Evaluation of the Requirements Engineering Practices

Introduction

Scope of the Evaluation and Assessment Model

The Evaluation and Assessment in Case Study 3

Survey Results and Evaluation

Mastering the Requirements Engineering Practices

Introduction

Project Start-off

Requirements Elicitation

Building a Shared Understanding

Visioning and Process Modelling (Storyboarding)

System Design

Use Case and Object Modelling with UML

Incremental Prototyping with the End User Tests as an Agile Process

Summary of Mastering the Requirements Engineering Process

Evaluation of the Proposed Requirements Engineering Framework

Introduction

Internal (Dependent) Evaluation

External (Independent) Evaluation

Summary and Conclusion

Introduction

Contribution to Knowledge Society

Main Conclusions

Recommendations for the Future

Index

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