Towards an Integrative Approach Between the SofIA Methodology and ChatGPT for the Extraction of Requirements from User Interviews

P. Peña-Fernández, I. Ruiz-Marchueta, J. García-García, M. J. Escalona Cuaresma

2025

Abstract

The elicitation and specification of software requirements are critical activities in software engineering, usually involving interviews between analysts and end users. These interactions are essential for understanding user needs but can lead to inconsistencies or incomplete information in the subsequent generation of use cases. This paper explores the integration of ChatGPT with the SofIA software methodology to address these challenges, leveraging natural language processing capabilities to enhance the transformation of interview transcripts into detailed use cases. The proposed approach combines the structured guidance of SofIA with ChatGPT’s ability to process and generate coherent textual outputs, facilitating the automated identification, categorisation, and refinement of requirements. A proof of concept in a real-world software development scenario was conducted to evaluate this integration, focusing on metrics such as accuracy, completeness, and time efficiency. This work contributes to the advancement of requirements engineering by introducing a semi-automated, user-centred approach that bridges the gap between human interviews and formal documentation. Future research directions include scaling the approach to more complex domains and refining its adaptability to diverse project requirements.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Peña-Fernández P., Ruiz-Marchueta I., García-García J. and Cuaresma M. (2025). Towards an Integrative Approach Between the SofIA Methodology and ChatGPT for the Extraction of Requirements from User Interviews. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST; ISBN 978-989-758-772-6, SciTePress, pages 165-172. DOI: 10.5220/0013707900003985

in Bibtex Style

@conference{webist25,
author={P. Peña-Fernández and I. Ruiz-Marchueta and J. García-García and M. Cuaresma},
title={Towards an Integrative Approach Between the SofIA Methodology and ChatGPT for the Extraction of Requirements from User Interviews},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST},
year={2025},
pages={165-172},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013707900003985},
isbn={978-989-758-772-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST
TI - Towards an Integrative Approach Between the SofIA Methodology and ChatGPT for the Extraction of Requirements from User Interviews
SN - 978-989-758-772-6
AU - Peña-Fernández P.
AU - Ruiz-Marchueta I.
AU - García-García J.
AU - Cuaresma M.
PY - 2025
SP - 165
EP - 172
DO - 10.5220/0013707900003985
PB - SciTePress