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iStar 2.0: The i* Core Language and Experiences

                                 Jennifer Horkoff

                  Center for Creativity in Professional Practice
                  Cass Business School, City University London
                       jennifer.horkoff.1@city.ac.uk



    Abstract. Over the last three years the iStar community has worked
    together to come up with a standardized version of the i* modeling lan-
    guage. Although i* has become a prominent requirements modeling lan-
    guage, language use and interpretation vary widely. The aim of the iStar
    community effort was to avoid the confusion of multiple versions and
    interpretations of Eric Yu’s original i* language – a barrier to teaching
    and industrial application, among other things. After many meetings, ex-
    changes, and discussions, the iStar 2.0 Language Guide was released in
    May of 2016. This guide introduces the iStar 2.0 core language, evolving
    the basic concepts of i* into a consistent and clear set of core concepts,
    upon which to build future work and to base goal-oriented teaching mate-
    rials. This talk provides a brief overview of the iStar 2.0 core, but focuses
    mainly on the process and decision making behind the production of the
    reformed language. A timeline of meetings and actions is provided. The
    talk highlights a number of key decision points, including the softgoals
    vs. qualities, means-ends links, and actor associations links. For each
    case, the options and arguments are provided, with a description of the
    final decisions. The goal here is not to reopen the debate, so much as
    to provide a record of rationale for the choices. Areas of future work are
    outlined, including revision of the core based on empirical feedback and
    the production of teaching materials.

    Keywords: iStar, standard, iStar 2.0




 Proceedings of the Ninth International i* Workshop (iStar 2016), CEUR Vol-1674

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