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Requirements Engineering for a Web-based Research, Technology & Innovation Monitoring Tool

Alexandra Mazak-Huemer, Christian Huemer, Michael Vierhauser, Jürgen Janger

TL;DR

This paper addresses the challenge of accessing and interpreting RTI policy performance data by proposing an open, web-based RTI monitoring tool. It adopts a Viewpoint-guided Requirements Engineering approach (VORD) to elicit stakeholder needs across functional, technical, and non-functional viewpoints and translates them into a three-tier architecture. Core contributions include the Data Collection, Data Integration, RTI Monitor Data Store, Analytics Engine, Dashboard, with optional Notification and Configuration modules, and a detailed requirements analysis for the Dashboard using the Austrian RTI Monitor as a running example. The work aims to enable evidence-based policy making, transparency, and cross-region comparisons by providing interactive, open-access visualizations of RTI indicators.

Abstract

With the increasing significance of Research, Technology, and Innovation (RTI) policies in recent years, the demand for detailed information about the performance of these sectors has surged. Many of the current tools are limited in their application purpose. To address these issues, we introduce a requirements engineering process to identify stakeholders and elicitate requirements to derive a system architecture, for a web-based interactive and open-access RTI system monitoring tool. Based on several core modules, we introduce a multi-tier software architecture of how such a tool is generally implemented from the perspective of software engineers. A cornerstone of this architecture is the user-facing dashboard module. We describe in detail the requirements for this module and additionally illustrate these requirements with the real example of the Austrian RTI Monitor.

Requirements Engineering for a Web-based Research, Technology & Innovation Monitoring Tool

TL;DR

This paper addresses the challenge of accessing and interpreting RTI policy performance data by proposing an open, web-based RTI monitoring tool. It adopts a Viewpoint-guided Requirements Engineering approach (VORD) to elicit stakeholder needs across functional, technical, and non-functional viewpoints and translates them into a three-tier architecture. Core contributions include the Data Collection, Data Integration, RTI Monitor Data Store, Analytics Engine, Dashboard, with optional Notification and Configuration modules, and a detailed requirements analysis for the Dashboard using the Austrian RTI Monitor as a running example. The work aims to enable evidence-based policy making, transparency, and cross-region comparisons by providing interactive, open-access visualizations of RTI indicators.

Abstract

With the increasing significance of Research, Technology, and Innovation (RTI) policies in recent years, the demand for detailed information about the performance of these sectors has surged. Many of the current tools are limited in their application purpose. To address these issues, we introduce a requirements engineering process to identify stakeholders and elicitate requirements to derive a system architecture, for a web-based interactive and open-access RTI system monitoring tool. Based on several core modules, we introduce a multi-tier software architecture of how such a tool is generally implemented from the perspective of software engineers. A cornerstone of this architecture is the user-facing dashboard module. We describe in detail the requirements for this module and additionally illustrate these requirements with the real example of the Austrian RTI Monitor.
Paper Structure (13 sections, 5 figures)

This paper contains 13 sections, 5 figures.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. A Viewpoint-guided Requirements Engineering Process
  3. Components of an RTI Monitoring System
  4. Data Collection Module
  5. Data Integration Module
  6. RTI Monitor Data Store
  7. Analytics Engine
  8. Dashboard Module
  9. Notification System
  10. Configuration Module
  11. Admin Module
  12. Requirements for Implementing the Dashboard Module
  13. Conclusion and Outlook

Figures (5)

  • Figure 1: A Workflow-oriented View on the Core Steps of a lightweight Viewpoint-guided Requirements Engineering Process.
  • Figure 2: Three-Layer Basic Components Architecture for a Web-based Monitoring Tool.
  • Figure 3: Level 1 of the Austrian RTI Monitor.
  • Figure 4: Level 2 of the Austrian RTI Monitor: Analysis of a sub-area
  • Figure 5: Examples for Areas and Goals from the FORWIT Monitor