SOEN 6481 Software Systems Requirements Specification Summer 2014 “ Deliverable-D4 ”

SOEN 6481Software Systems Requirements Specification

Summer 2014“Deliverable-D4”

“SUBJECT”ASSESSING THE VIABILITY OF WIKI

FOR “SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING”

Made by: “TEAM-F”

Preeti SainiGaurav ShrivastavaAbhishek Sharma

Het ShahHojabr Sattari

Wiki : web application for collaborative work.

One can add, modify or delete content.

Easy to use with no experience needed.

Free for all.

Examples: Wikia, Wikispaces and so on

What is “Wiki” ?

We used Wikispaces for:

Virtual meeting place.

Discussion

Posting suggestions

Posting ideas after brainstorming

Posting solutions to problems

Reviewing posted content

Types of uses of Wiki made by “Team-F”

Discussion on Wikispaces

Adding event:

For scheduling meetings.

Posting deadlines for submission of project deliverables.

Pages and Files: Upload/download any type of files Reviewing uploaded files and pages.

All work at one place.

Free to use.

Effective way to communicate with team members.

Provides adequate amount(2 GB) of storage space.

Deleted files can be restored at any point of time.

Advantages towards use of Wiki

Email notifications for scheduled events. Start and stop monitoring discussions(as in email notifications). Permissions: Public, Private, Protected and Custom.

Structurally hazy.

Moderate Graphical representation.

Requires an internet connection.

No notification on addition of new file/pages.

Files cannot be viewed or modified online.

Disadvantages towards use of Wiki

References:

1) Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

2) Help from Wikispaces: http://help.wikispaces.com/faq+teacher+wiki

3) Wiki from our team-f. https://team--f.wikispaces.com

4) Comparison Wiki hosting services: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_hosting_services

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