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Uni-REPM: validated and improved.
- Source :
- Requirements Engineering; Mar2013, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p85-103, 19p, 5 Diagrams, 10 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Software products are usually developed for either a specific customer (bespoke) or a broader market (market-driven). Due to their characteristic, bespoke and market-driven development face different challenges, especially concerning requirements engineering. Many challenges are caused by an inadequate requirements engineering process, and hence there is a need for process improvement frameworks based on empirical research and industry needs. In a previous article we introduced Uni-REPM, a lightweight requirements engineering process assessment framework based on a review of empirically motivated practices in market-driven and bespoke requirements engineering literature. In this article, we validate this framework in academia as well as industry, in order to prepare Uni-REPM for widespread industry use. We conduct two validations; a static validation based on interviews with seven academic experts and a dynamic validation where Uni-REPM is applied in four industrial organisations. Uni-REPM is refined according to the feedback obtained in the validations. The study shows that Uni-REPM is a quick, simple, and cost-effective solution to assess the maturity level of the requirements engineering process of projects. Moreover, the assessment method using checklists is highly usable and applicable in various international development environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09473602
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Requirements Engineering
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85456889
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00766-012-0148-1