Continuous Modeling Supports from Business Analysis to Systems Engineering in IoT Development
Abstract
Developing Internet of Things (IoT) systems is non-trivial due to the intrinsic nature of IoT. Diverse solution spaces, which are composed of various sensor-based and human operationbased contexts, must be satisfied simultaneously. This study proposes a chain approach method called the continuous modeling support process for business analysis and solution requirements in IoT development (COMP4BA-IoT). COMP4BA-IoT 1) captures contexts by natural language-based needs and requirements, 2) structures the identified contexts by a goal-oriented approach, and then 3) merges them to the system models. Using COMP4BAIoT, evidence-supported communication media among stakeholders can be obtained, which can give traceability from organizational goals to IoT solutions. COMP4BA-IoT is the first trial to combine Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK), GQM+Strategies, Goal Structuring Notation (GSN), and Systems Modeling Language (SysML) in the context of
IoT development.
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