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Ta b l e 1 Goal lattice based on FCA

FCA Goal lattice Definition of goal lattice

Object: G Goal: G A set of entity appearing in phenomena

Attribute: M Attribute: M = (S, H) A set of attributes of the Object, consisting

a set of Sub-Goal (S) and a set of
Stakeholders (H)

Context:
K :

Goal Context: K : = ( G, M, I ): A structure with binary relation I between

= ( G, M, I ) M

Sub-Goal Context: K s :

G and M ; I ⊆ G ×

= ( G, M, I s )

Stakeholder Context: K H : = ( G, M, I H )

Extent: A ⊆ G Extent: A ⊆ G Subset of Objects sharing the common

Attributes

Intent: B ⊆ M Intent: B ⊆ M = (S, H) Subset of Attributes shared by Extents

Concept: C = ( A, B ) Goal Concept: C = ( A, B ) A pair of Intent and Extent

Concept Lattice: L Goal Lattice: L A complete lattice of K with the order

relation L.

Ta b l e 2 Mapping between FCA and goal lattice

Concept FCA Goal lattice Definition

Object Goal Goal is an Object

Attribute Stakeholders,

Sub-Goals

Sub-Goals of the Goal and associated
Stakeholders

Object and
Attribute

Inner Goal The Goal has a single sub-goal (i.e. the sub-goal

meets the goal).

5 A Method for Structuring and Reconciliation
of Stakeholder Goals

5.1 Process of Structuring and Reconciliation
of Stakeholder Goals

Figure 2 illustrates the proposed goal structuring and reconciliation process consist-
ing of the following steps. The details are explained in the subsequent sections.
Identify Stakeholders . We identify stakeholders with conventional techniques.
Here, we identify a number of people in each category of stakeholders, including
end-user, developer, IT department, and corporate manager.
Elicit Goals/Sub-Goals . We elicit goals and sub-goals from a group of people in
each stakeholder with conventional techniques including written questionnaire and