Challenges in aligning requirements engineering and verification in a large-scale industrial context

Giedré Sabaliauskaité, Annabella Loconsole, Emelie Engström, Michael Unterkalmsteiner, Björn Regnell, Per Runeson, Tony Gorschek, Robert Feldt

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingPaper in conference proceedingpeer-review

Abstract

[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.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRequirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality /Lecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer
Pages128-142
Volume6182
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-14191-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event16th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ 2010) - Essen, Germany
Duration: 2010 Jun 30 → …

Publication series

Name
Volume6182
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ 2010)
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityEssen
Period2010/06/30 → …

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Computer Science

Free keywords

  • software verification
  • requirements engineering
  • software testing
  • coordination.

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