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Extraction of requirements from customer specifications has long been a tedious, time-consuming and error-prone manual effort. This is further compounded by the tendency for requirements to be vague and fuzzy things which are difficult to manage. Hypermedia-based, Al-assisted requirements acquisition provides a significant competitive edge over traditional, labor-intensive, error-prone methods. SIR/REX (Systems Information Resource/Requirements EXtractor) provides automation and support to the earliest phases of systems engineering by placing customer specifications into an easily navigated, enriched information resource, and by automatically and consistently extracting candidate requirements and issues from specifications while creating links to the original source documentation. Requirements become tangible objects which can be easily reviewed, adjudicated, and managed by a human being; thus improving productivity and quality in requirements capture. Afterward, when new specifications or new versions of specifications are received, SIR/REX provides an intelligent change manager which facilitates impact analysis and change response while maximizing conservation of existing engineering investment.

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document enrichment enriched information resource hypertext natural language requirements management systems engineering trigger token morphemes war-room paradigm.

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