Affiliations: Department of Applied Computer Science, University of
Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 Canada. E-mail:
s.ramanna@uwinnipeg.ca | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V6 Canada. E-mail:
jfpeters@ee.umanitoba.ca | Institute of Mathematics, Warsaw University Banacha 2,
02-097 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: skowron@mimuw.edu.pl
Abstract: Conflict analysis and conflict resolution play an important role in
negotiation during contract-management situations in many organizations. The
issue here is how to model a combination of complex situations among agents
where there are disagreements leading to a conflict situation, and there is a
need for an acceptable set of agreements. Conflict situations also result due
to different sets of view points about issues under negotiation. The solution
to this problem stems from pioneering work on this subject by Zdzisław
Pawlak, which provides a basis for a complex conflict model encapsulating a
decision system with complex decisions. Several approaches to the analysis of
conflicts situations are presented in this paper, namely, conflict graphs,
approximation spaces and risk patterns. An illustrative example of a
requirements scope negotiation for an automated lighting system is presented.
The contribution of this paper is a rough set-based requirements scope
determination model and assessment mechanisms using a complex conflict model.
