Implementing requirements engineering processes throughout organizations: success factors and challenges

This paper aims at identifying critical factors affecting organization-wide implementation of requirements engineering (RE) processes. The paper is based on a broad literature review and three longitudinal case studies that were carried out using an action research method. The results indicate that...

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Published in:Information and software technology 2004-11, Vol.46 (14), p.937-953
Main Authors: Kauppinen, Marjo, Vartiainen, Matti, Kontio, Jyrki, Kujala, Sari, Sulonen, Reijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action research
Case study
Information technology
Operations research
Process improvement
Requirements analysis
Requirements engineering
Studies
Systems development
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Summary:This paper aims at identifying critical factors affecting organization-wide implementation of requirements engineering (RE) processes. The paper is based on a broad literature review and three longitudinal case studies that were carried out using an action research method. The results indicate that RE process implementation is a demanding undertaking, and its success greatly depends on such human factors as motivation, commitment and enthusiasm. Therefore, it is essential that the RE process is useful for its individual users. Furthermore, the results indicate that organizations can gain benefits from RE by defining a simple RE process, by focusing on a small set of RE practices, and by supporting the systematic usage of these practices.
ISSN:0950-5849
1873-6025
DOI:10.1016/j.infsof.2004.04.002