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Modeling social settings is becoming an increasingly important activity in software development and other conceptual modeling applications. In this paper, we review i* [Yu95], a conceptual model specifically intended for representing social settings. Then, we introduce Tropos, a formal language founded on the primitive concepts of i*, and demonstrate its expressiveness through examples. Finally, we give an overview of a project which uses Tropos to support software development from early requirements analysis to detailed design.
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Mylopoulos, J., Fuxman, A., Giorgini, P. (2000). From Entities and Relationships to Social Actors and Dependencies. In: Laender, A.H.F., Liddle, S.W., Storey, V.C. (eds) Conceptual Modeling — ER 2000. ER 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1920. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45393-8_3
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