Field studies of requirements engineering in a multi-site software development organisation: research in progress

Didar Zowghi; Daniela Damien; Raymond Offen

Field studies of requirements engineering in a multi-site software development organisation: research in progress

Didar Zowghi, Daniela Damien, Raymond Offen

School of Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper we report on our ongoing research into Requirements Engineering practices in a large multi-site software organization. The findings of a field study conducted at the company's site in Australia are presented first, as insights into the current state-of-the-art in RE practice. Characteristic to this company is that the diverse stakeholder groups are scattered along several geographical locations: USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. An analysis of key areas that need improvement reveals that geographical and cultural difference may have an impact on project communication and coordination, and knowledge management during Requirements Engineering. Consequently, a more focused empirical investigation is proposed as the next step in our research, to identify the impact of geographical distribution on the Requirements Engineering practices in this multi-site development
organization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering (AWRE 2001)
Editors	Aybuke Aurum, Ross Jeffery
Place of Publication	Sydney
Publisher	UNSW
Pages	14-20
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	0733418597
Publication status	Published - 2001
Event	6th Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering - Sydney Duration: 22 Nov 2001 → 23 Nov 2001

Workshop

Workshop	6th Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering
City	Sydney
Period	22/11/01 → 23/11/01

Keywords

RE practice
field research
multi-site development organization

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Field studies of requirements engineering in a multi-site software development organisation : research in progress. / Zowghi, Didar; Damien, Daniela; Offen, Raymond.

Proceedings of the 6th Australian Workshop on Requirements Engineering (AWRE 2001). ed. / Aybuke Aurum; Ross Jeffery. Sydney : UNSW, 2001. p. 14-20.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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