Challenges in aligning requirements engineering and verification in a large-scale industrial context
Author
Summary, in English
[Context and motivation] When developing software, coordination
between different organizational units is essential in order to develop a good
quality product, on time and within budget. Particularly, the synchronization
between requirements and verification processes is crucial in order to assure
that the developed software product satisfies customer requirements.
[Question/problem] Our research question is: what are the current challenges
in aligning the requirements and verification processes? [Principal
ideas/results] We conducted an interview study at a large software
development company. This paper presents preliminary findings of these
interviews that identify key challenges in aligning requirements and verification
processes. [Contribution] The result of this study includes a range of
challenges faced by the studied organization grouped into the categories:
organization and processes, people, tools, requirements process, testing process,
change management, traceability, and measurement. The findings of this study
can be used by practitioners as a basis for investigating alignment in their
organizations, and by scientists in developing approaches for more efficient and
effective management of the alignment between requirements and verification.
between different organizational units is essential in order to develop a good
quality product, on time and within budget. Particularly, the synchronization
between requirements and verification processes is crucial in order to assure
that the developed software product satisfies customer requirements.
[Question/problem] Our research question is: what are the current challenges
in aligning the requirements and verification processes? [Principal
ideas/results] We conducted an interview study at a large software
development company. This paper presents preliminary findings of these
interviews that identify key challenges in aligning requirements and verification
processes. [Contribution] The result of this study includes a range of
challenges faced by the studied organization grouped into the categories:
organization and processes, people, tools, requirements process, testing process,
change management, traceability, and measurement. The findings of this study
can be used by practitioners as a basis for investigating alignment in their
organizations, and by scientists in developing approaches for more efficient and
effective management of the alignment between requirements and verification.
Department/s
Publishing year
2010
Language
English
Pages
128-142
Publication/Series
Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality /Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume
6182
Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Computer Science
Keywords
- software verification
- requirements engineering
- software testing
- coordination.
Conference name
16th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ 2010)
Conference date
2010-06-30
Conference place
Essen, Germany
Status
Published
Project
- Embedded Applications Software Engineering
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1611-3349
- ISSN: 0302-9743
- ISBN: 978-3-642-14191-1