Investigating the Potential Impact of Values on Requirements and Software Engineering

Alistair Sutcliffe; Pete Sawyer; Wei Liu; Nelly Bencomo

doi:10.1109/ICSE-SEIS52602.2021.00013

Investigating the Potential Impact of Values on Requirements and Software Engineering

Alistair Sutcliffe
, Pete Sawyer
, Wei Liu
, Nelly Bencomo

Aston University

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11 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper describes an investigation into value-based software engineering and proposes a comprehensive value taxonomy with interpretation of design feature implications. The value taxonomy is used to assess the design of Covid-19 symptom tracker applications, contrasting the UK's NHS phase 1 and 2 designs which adopted centralized, then decentralized, architectures. The value/ feature analysis is also applied to the King's/Zoe Covid app which does not detect proximity, instead relying on user self-reporting. Value analysis illuminated design choices but was insufficient to account for download acceptance of the apps. We argue that motivational cost-benefit analysis needs to complement a values-based approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Software Engineering in Society, ICSE-SEIS 2021
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	39-47
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9780738133225
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-SEIS52602.2021.00013
Publication status	Published - 7 May 2021
Event	43rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society, ICSE-SEIS 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 25 May 2021 → 28 May 2021

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering
Volume	2021-May
ISSN (Print)	0270-5257

Conference

Conference	43rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society, ICSE-SEIS 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	25/05/21 → 28/05/21

Bibliographical note

Funding: This research was partially supported by EPSRC (EP/T017627/1) Twenty-20 Insight.

Funding

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research was partially supported by EPSRC (EP/T017627/1) Twenty-20 Insight.

Keywords

values
design features
technology acceptance
motivation

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Sutcliffe, A., Sawyer, P., Liu, W., & Bencomo, N. (2021). Investigating the Potential Impact of Values on Requirements and Software Engineering. In Proceedings - 2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society, ICSE-SEIS 2021 (pp. 39-47). Article 9402169 (Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering; Vol. 2021-May). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE-SEIS52602.2021.00013

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Investigating the Potential Impact of Values on Requirements and Software Engineering. / Sutcliffe, Alistair; Sawyer, Pete; Liu, Wei et al.
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Sutcliffe A, Sawyer P, Liu W, Bencomo N. Investigating the Potential Impact of Values on Requirements and Software Engineering. In Proceedings - 2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society, ICSE-SEIS 2021. IEEE. 2021. p. 39-47. 9402169. (Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering). doi: 10.1109/ICSE-SEIS52602.2021.00013

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