Nonfunctional Requirements in Systems Analysis and Design
This book will help readers gain a solid understanding of non-functional requirements inherent in systems design endeavors. It contains essential information for those who design, use, and maintain complex engineered systems, including experienced designe
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Kevin MacG. Adams
Non-functional Requirements in Systems Analysis and Design
Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality Volume 28
Series editor Adrian V. Gheorghe, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA Editorial Advisory Board Hirokazu Tatano, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Enrico Zio, Ecole Centrale Paris, France and Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Andres Sousa-Poza, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Kevin MacG. Adams Information Technology and Computer Science University of Maryland University College Adelphi, MD USA
ISSN 1566-0443 ISSN 2215-0285 (electronic) Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality ISBN 978-3-319-18343-5 ISBN 978-3-319-18344-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18344-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015937211 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Vice Admiral Levering Smith and Rear Admiral Wayne Meyer who conquered bureaucratic engineering through technical excellence and personal perseverance to produce complex systems that have ensured our liberty through strength and vigilance. Kevin MacG. Adams University of Maryland University College
Preface
At the end of the last century, corporations and government entities in the United States showed increasing concern for the loss of competitive advantage previously enjoyed by products designed and manufactured in the United States. The loss of competitive advantage experienced by manufacturers of these products was attributed to a variety of causes that both threatened the country’s standard of living as well as its position within the la
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