The Interactive Narrator Tool: Effective Requirements Exploration and Discussion through Visualization

Abstract

Requirements visualization can contribute to requirements comprehension through the creation of conceptual models. However, these models can become hard to read and current tool support is minimal. Applying the right visualization mechanisms can help construct models that are more readable. To such extent, we present the Interactive Narrator tool: a web application that helps practitioners analyze software requirements at an abstract level. Interactive Narrator uses Natural Language Processing to derive conceptual models from user stories, which are then translated into an interactive network diagram with zooming and filtering capabilities. Interactive Narrator facilitates discussion and aims to accelerate the understanding of large sets of software requirements.