An Attribute-Oriented Impact Identification Approach for Modeling Software Changes

• Main Authors: Cheung Wo, She, 佘祥和
• Other Authors: Chung Yang, Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/89609570728130326711

碩士 === 長庚大學 === 資訊管理研究所 === 93 === Change is inevitable when building computer software. Uncontrolled changes are risks that may turn well-run software into chaos. Impact analysis plays a critical role in controlling changes since it not only determines the potential effects of changes on software systems, but also and provides critical information to make economic or political decisions due to a change request. Currently methods of impact analysis function mainly based on program code or implementation; few of them consider for earlier stage of software development requirement change. However, software developers thirst for earlier decision-making of any changes, including requirement changes. This research proposes an early-phase approach of software change impact identification with the ability to handle requirement changes. A computerized program will be implemented to demonstrate the approach and some examples will be used accordingly to demonstrate both the approach and implementation.