Comp Sci Intelligent agent doubt-information systems

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The discussion centers on the design criteria for intelligent agents in executive-level software, emphasizing the importance of understanding executives' specific information needs. The study employs an inductive approach through focus groups to generate initial design criteria, followed by a deductive method using semi-structured interviews for validation. Key insights highlight the necessity of structured interviews with principal users to define the scope and objectives of software design, while cautioning against potential biases introduced by focus groups. The methodology is critiqued for potentially favoring preordained designs over genuine user requirements.

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Homework Statement
what is minimum requirement vs specific requirements to be called in as intelligent agent for any software code piece?
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here is some information.

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I am unable to figure out which one is minimum requirement??and which one is specific requirement.
 
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From the abstract:
The study adopted an inductive approach using focus groups to generate a preliminary set of design criteria of “ideal” agents. It then followed a deductive approach using semi-structured interviews to validate and enhance the criteria.

Minimum design criteria for executive level software agents includes thoroughly understanding the executives' requirements, and specifically, what information the execs expect to receive from the agents.

Structured interviews with principal and actual users provides data to establish scope, limits and objectives of the basic software design. Conducting focus groups prior to establishing these basic criteria introduces potential bias in later respondents.

I prefer individual interviews with key players, followed by interviews with small groups of executive users, followed by group meetings. Focus groups and group questionnaires may proceed concurrently with interviews with the responses to initial interviews used to tune; that is, focus discussion. Again, the object remains to avoid biasing requirements development to fit a presupposed 'ideal'.

The methodology outlined in the introduction appears ideal for software engineers to sell a preordained design to the executive committee rather than extract basic requirements from end users, depending on focus group structure and whether the execs develop agent architecture in-house or via contract.
 

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