26th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference
Multi-Criteria Preference Analysis for Systematic Requirements Negotiation
Oxford, England
August 26-August 29
ISBN: 0-7695-1727-7
Many software projects have failed because their requirements were poorly negotiated among stakeholders. This paper proposes a systematic model, called "Multi-Criteria Preference Analysis Requirements Negotiation (MPARN)" to assist stakeholders to evaluate, negotiate, and agree upon alternatives among stakeholders during requirements analysis using multi-criteria preference analysis techniques. The eight-step MPARN model is applied to requirements gathered for an industrial-academic repository system. An initial analysis demonstrates that multi-criteria preference analysis methodology with the WinWin model potentially increases stakeholders? levels of cooperation and trust by providing a systematic approach to the design of a better negotiation process, as well as focusing on unbiased aspects within a requirements negotiation.
Index Terms:
Requirements negotiation, multi-criteria preference analysis, conflict resolution, WinWin negotiation model
Citation:
Hoh Peter In, David Olson, Tom Rodgers, "Multi-Criteria Preference Analysis for Systematic Requirements Negotiation," compsac, pp.887, 26th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2002