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ER 2011: Advances in Conceptual Modeling. Recent Developments and New Directions pp 120–129Cite as

Feature Modeling Tools: Evaluation and Lessons Learned

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This paper presents an evaluation of feature modeling tools. The purpose of the evaluation was to gain insight in the aspects that influence the quality and more in the particular usability. The evaluation focused on the quality criteria: usability, safety, and the support for functional usability requirements. The study involved 9 feature-modeling tools and was done using an experimental evaluation and an investigation by the authors of the paper. From the results, recommendations are formulated that can be taken into consideration in future tool design for these kind of modeling tools.

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  1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Mohammed El Dammagh & Olga De Troyer

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussel, Belgium

    Olga De Troyer

  2. Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, Av Albert Einstein 1251, 13083-852, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Claudia Bauzer Medeiros

  3. Geomatics Unit, Université de Liège, 17 Allée du 6 Août, 4000, Liège, Belgium

    Roland Billen  & Pierre Hallot  & 

  4. HP Labs, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Alkis Simitsis

  5. Business Development and Academic Relations Belgium-Luxembourg, Bourgetlaan, Avenue du Bourget 42, 1130, Brussel, Belgium

    Hans Van Mingroot

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El Dammagh, M., De Troyer, O. (2011). Feature Modeling Tools: Evaluation and Lessons Learned. In: De Troyer, O., Bauzer Medeiros, C., Billen, R., Hallot, P., Simitsis, A., Van Mingroot, H. (eds) Advances in Conceptual Modeling. Recent Developments and New Directions. ER 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6999. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24574-9_17

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