Abstract
In the software industry, there is a strong shift from traditional phase-based development towards agile methods and practices. This paper reports on a case study aimed at investigating if, and how, agile Requirements Engineering (RE) can remedy the challenges of traditional RE, and what new challenges agile RE may pose. The results from an initial case study with 9 practitioners from a large software development company, which is transitioning towards agile-inspired processes, show that agile practices address some RE challenges such as communication gaps and overscoping, but also cause new challenges, such as striking a good balance between agility and stability, and ensuring sufficient competence in cross-functional development teams.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | [Host publication title missing] |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | First workshop on Agile Requirements Engineering - Lancaster, United Kingdom Duration: 2011 Jul 26 → … |
Conference
| Conference | First workshop on Agile Requirements Engineering |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Lancaster |
| Period | 2011/07/26 → … |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Computer Science
Keywords
- Requirements/Specification - methodologies
- Management
- Documentation
- Human Factors