Analyzing Component Based System Specification Return to Published Papers

Component Based System (CBS) development is integration centric with a focus on selecting components that match stakeholder requirements. Recent research suggests that CBS development needs a quantitative analysis model that evaluates candidate components and facilitates informed decisions during CBS development. To date, there has been little work done on building CBS assessment models that can help quantify components features against stakeholder requirements, and thus, select suitable components. This paper describes a CBS requirements analysis model that can be used to quantify component alternatives and select suitable components based on their satisfaction and risk measures. The framework also performs a relevance analysis for candidate components in a conflicting scenario and uses resolution selection rules to negotiate mutually acceptable agreement during component selection.