PORE : Procurement Oriented Requirements Engineering Method for the Component-Based Systems Engineering Development Paradigm

TL;DR: This paper proposes a new method, PORE, to address the lack of requirements engineering methods and product evaluation/selection process guidance for the CBSE process and ends with a ‘vision’ for future research directions for component-based systems engineering development process.

Abstract: Most current research in Component-Based Systems Engineering (CBSE) focuses on design and integration processes. There is little interest in the requirements engineering and product evaluation/selection processes that must precede design and integration. Also most current methods and tools support systems design and integration but neglect the requirements engineering and product evaluation/selection processes. However, in spite of this lack of focus on requirements engineering, a consensus seems to be emerging that the CBSE development process should be an iterative one of requirements engineering, systems design, product evaluation/selection and systems integration. This paper proposes a new method, PORE, to address the lack of requirements engineering methods and product evaluation/selection process guidance for the CBSE process. The paper ends with a ‘vision’ for future research directions for component-based systems engineering development process.