Journal "Software Engineering"
a journal on theoretical and applied science and technology
ISSN 2220-3397
Issue N9 2016 year
The paper discusses the functionality of the software-hardware complexes from the point of view of different stakeholders. A vector model which characterizes the useful and harmful functions of the hardware-software complexes for different modes of use is proposed. The vector components characterize matching functionality and basic properties of the hardware-software systems. Basic properties are understood as the properties corresponding to the object’s base line. Proposed is the multivariate model, which allows one to analyze the properties of hardware-software complexes taking differences in the points of view of stakeholders on the functional capabilities of object into account. Use of the proposed models allows one to increase the degree of formalization of the functional requirements description on the early stages of designing, which makes it possible to develop formal conformity assessment procedures of properties of the base object to the desires and expectations of the non-homogeneous stakeholders. Definitions of such concepts as "basic object", "reference object", "defect", "useful function", "harmful function" are given. Offered is the procedure for assessing the significance of defects by set of estimates of stakeholders group, based onuse of membership functions.