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An evaluation of methods for prioritizing software requirements

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Summary, in English

This article describes an evaluation of six different methods for prioritizing software requirements. Based on the quality requirements for a telephony system, the authors individually used all six methods on separate occasions to prioritize the requirements. The methods were then characterized according to a number of criteria from a user's perspective. We found the analytic hierarchy process to be the most promising method, although it may be problematic to scale-up. In an industrial follow-up study we used the analytic hierarchy process to further investigate its applicability. We found that the process is demanding but worth the effort because of its ability to provide reliable results, promote knowledge transfer and create consensus among project members.

Publishing year

1998

Language

English

Pages

939-947

Publication/Series

Information and Software Technology

Volume

39

Issue

14-15

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Computer Science

Keywords

  • engineering
  • Requirements
  • prioritising
  • Experimental evaluation

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0950-5849