Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method

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Autor(a) principal: Ruotolo, Viviane
Data de Publicação: 2024
Outros Autores: Schuster, Dahan Poiel Lima, Novaes, Tainara Silva, Martins, Lucyano Campos, Lima Junior, Francisco Rodrigues
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Exacta (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.uninove.br/exacta/article/view/23483
Resumo: Prioritizing software requirements is an extremely important activity for Software Engineering. It is approached in the literature as a multi-criteria decision problem, based on expert judgments. To deal with the subjectivity of these judgments, this study proposes the use of the Fuzzy TOPSIS method and carries out an application to prioritize requirements for new decision-making support software. The requirements were evaluated by three researchers involved in the development project. The results highlighted the requirements related to the use of qualitative and qualitative criteria, and the possibility of assigning weights to the criteria, as priorities. Unlike previous approaches, the applied method makes it possible to evaluate the weights of decision makers using linguistic terms. The methodological procedures adopted can be replicated in future applications aimed at prioritizing requirements.
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spelling Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS methodPriorização de requisitos para um novo software de decisão multicritério: uma aplicação baseada no método Fuzzy TOPSISpriorização de requisitos de software tomada de decisão multicritérioFuzzy TOPSISprioritization of software requirementsmulticriteria decision makingFuzzy TOPSISPrioritizing software requirements is an extremely important activity for Software Engineering. It is approached in the literature as a multi-criteria decision problem, based on expert judgments. To deal with the subjectivity of these judgments, this study proposes the use of the Fuzzy TOPSIS method and carries out an application to prioritize requirements for new decision-making support software. The requirements were evaluated by three researchers involved in the development project. The results highlighted the requirements related to the use of qualitative and qualitative criteria, and the possibility of assigning weights to the criteria, as priorities. Unlike previous approaches, the applied method makes it possible to evaluate the weights of decision makers using linguistic terms. The methodological procedures adopted can be replicated in future applications aimed at prioritizing requirements.A priorização de requisitos de software é uma atividade de suma importância para a Engenharia de Software. É abordada na literatura como um problema de decisão multicritério, baseado em julgamentos de especialistas. Para lidar com a subjetividade desses julgamentos, este estudo propõe o uso do método Fuzzy TOPSIS e realiza uma aplicação para priorização de requisitos para um novo software de apoio a tomada de decisões. Os requisitos foram avaliados por três pesquisadores envolvidos no projeto de desenvolvimento. Os resultados apontaram como prioritários os requisitos relacionados ao uso de critérios qualitativos e qualitativos, e à possibilidade de atribuição de pesos aos critérios. Diferentemente das abordagens prévias, o método aplicado torna possível avaliar os pesos dos decisores utilizando termos linguísticos. Os procedimentos metodológicos adotados podem ser replicados em aplicações futuras voltadas à priorização de requisitos.Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE2024-03-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.uninove.br/exacta/article/view/2348310.5585/2024.23483Exacta; 2024: Artigos online aceitos; e234831983-93081678-5428reponame:Revista Exacta (Online)instname:Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE)instacron:UNINOVEporhttps://periodicos.uninove.br/exacta/article/view/23483/10780Copyright (c) 2024 Autoresinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRuotolo, VivianeSchuster, Dahan Poiel LimaNovaes, Tainara SilvaMartins, Lucyano CamposLima Junior, Francisco Rodrigues2024-10-10T19:44:48Zoai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/23483Revistahttps://periodicos.uninove.br/exacta/indexPRIhttps://periodicos.uninove.br/exacta/oaiexacta@uninove.br || luiz.rodrigues@uni9.pro.br || crismonteiro@uninove.br1983-93081678-5428opendoar:2024-10-10T19:44:48Revista Exacta (Online) - Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method
Priorização de requisitos para um novo software de decisão multicritério: uma aplicação baseada no método Fuzzy TOPSIS
title Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method
spellingShingle Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method
Ruotolo, Viviane
priorização de requisitos de software
tomada de decisão multicritério
Fuzzy TOPSIS
prioritization of software requirements
multicriteria decision making
Fuzzy TOPSIS
title_short Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method
title_full Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method
title_fullStr Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method
title_full_unstemmed Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method
title_sort Requirements prioritization for a new multicriteria decision software: an application based on the Fuzzy TOPSIS method
author Ruotolo, Viviane
author_facet Ruotolo, Viviane
Schuster, Dahan Poiel Lima
Novaes, Tainara Silva
Martins, Lucyano Campos
Lima Junior, Francisco Rodrigues
author_role author
author2 Schuster, Dahan Poiel Lima
Novaes, Tainara Silva
Martins, Lucyano Campos
Lima Junior, Francisco Rodrigues
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ruotolo, Viviane
Schuster, Dahan Poiel Lima
Novaes, Tainara Silva
Martins, Lucyano Campos
Lima Junior, Francisco Rodrigues
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv priorização de requisitos de software
tomada de decisão multicritério
Fuzzy TOPSIS
prioritization of software requirements
multicriteria decision making
Fuzzy TOPSIS
topic priorização de requisitos de software
tomada de decisão multicritério
Fuzzy TOPSIS
prioritization of software requirements
multicriteria decision making
Fuzzy TOPSIS
description Prioritizing software requirements is an extremely important activity for Software Engineering. It is approached in the literature as a multi-criteria decision problem, based on expert judgments. To deal with the subjectivity of these judgments, this study proposes the use of the Fuzzy TOPSIS method and carries out an application to prioritize requirements for new decision-making support software. The requirements were evaluated by three researchers involved in the development project. The results highlighted the requirements related to the use of qualitative and qualitative criteria, and the possibility of assigning weights to the criteria, as priorities. Unlike previous approaches, the applied method makes it possible to evaluate the weights of decision makers using linguistic terms. The methodological procedures adopted can be replicated in future applications aimed at prioritizing requirements.
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