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

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-14192-8_14

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

Blekinge Institute of Technology

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality /Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Pages	128-142
Volume	6182
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-14191-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14192-8_14
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	16th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ 2010) - Essen, Germany Duration: 2010 Jun 30 → …

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Name
Volume	6182
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	16th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ 2010)
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Essen
Period	2010/06/30 → …

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Computer Science

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software verification
requirements engineering
software testing
coordination.

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Åkesson, J., Magnusson, B., Svensson Fors, D., Magnusson, E., Hedin, G., Kuchcinski, K., Andersson, P., Nugues, P., Robertz, S., Ekman, T., Loconsole, A., Orucevic-Alagic, A., Johnsson, B. A., Pfahl, D., Bjarnason, E., Söderberg, E., Sabaliauskaité, G., Jonsson, H., Janneck, J., Wnuk, K., Borg, M., Skoglund, M., Sulaman, S. M., Minör, S., Sandholm, T., Alce, G., Wallergård, M., Zhang, C., Barney, S., Martinsen, J. K., Grahn, H., Jalali, S., Ardö, A., Engström, E., Berntsson Svensson, R., Regnell, B., Runeson, P., Wohlin, C., Höst, M. & Wisbrant, J.
2008/09/30 → 2018/12/31
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Sabaliauskaité, G., Loconsole, A., Engström, E., Unterkalmsteiner, M., Regnell, B., Runeson, P., Gorschek, T., & Feldt, R. (2010). Challenges in aligning requirements engineering and verification in a large-scale industrial context. In Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality /Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 6182, pp. 128-142). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14192-8_14

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Sabaliauskaité, G, Loconsole, A, Engström, E, Unterkalmsteiner, M, Regnell, B , Runeson, P, Gorschek, T & Feldt, R 2010, Challenges in aligning requirements engineering and verification in a large-scale industrial context. in Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality /Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 6182, Springer, pp. 128-142, 16th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ 2010), Essen, Germany, 2010/06/30. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14192-8_14

Challenges in aligning requirements engineering and verification in a large-scale industrial context. / Sabaliauskaité, Giedré; Loconsole, Annabella; Engström, Emelie et al.
Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality /Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 6182 Springer, 2010. p. 128-142.

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

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