Abstract

This paper proposes an efficient requirement specification model used in developing e-assessment applications. Our model was designed using data gathered from an existing e-assessment application for project management competencies. An interview-based survey was conducted to check the feasibility of our approach. The International Competence Baseline is used as a reference for project management knowledge. When designing e-assessment applications, close interaction with users is required to completely understand their requirements. Such an interaction introduces numerous uncertainties. To minimize this subjective factor, data extracted from our interviews with users and developers of the existing e-assessment application are clustered using a fuzzy logic approach into separate classes of requirements. These classes are the units of the model. We explain connections between classes by analyzing relations such as “if-then”, “switch”, or ”contains”. Our requirement analysis results in a smart set of specifications, which are used in the architecture design and functional conception stages of an e-assessment application. This paper documents how our present model could improved the project management certification process held by the Romanian Association of Project Management. In this context, we underline the model’s applicability to e-learning.