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| preliminary results of a systematic review on requirements evolution | |
| Li Juan; Zhang He; Zhu Liming; Jeffery Ross; Wang Qing; Li Mingshu | |
| 2012 | |
| Conference Name | 16th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering, EASE 2012 |
| Source | IET Seminar Digest |
| Pages | 12-21 |
| Conference Date | May 14, 2012 - May 15, 2012 |
| Conference Place | Ciudad Real, Spain |
| Indexed Type | EI |
| ISBN | 9781849195416 |
| Department | (1) Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences China; (2) National ICT Australia Australia; (3) School of Computer Science and Engineering University of New South Wales Australia |
| English Abstract | Background: Software systems must evolve in order to adapt in a timely fashion to the rapid changes of stakeholder needs, technologies, business environment and society regulations. Numerous studies have shown that cost, schedule or defect density of a software project may escalate as the requirements evolve. Requirements evolution management has become one important topic in requirements engineering research. Aim: To depict a holistic state-of-the-art of requirement evolution management. Method: We undertook a systematic review on requirements evolution management. Results: 125 relevant studies were identified and reviewed. This paper reports the preliminary results from this review: (1) the terminology and definition of requirements evolution; (2) fourteen key activities in requirements evolution management; (3) twenty-eight metrics of requirements evolution for three measurement goals. Conclusions: Requirements evolution is a process of continuous change of requirements in a certain direction. Most existing studies focus on how to deal with evolution after it happens. In the future, more research attention on exploring the evolution laws and predicting evolution is encouraged.; Background: Software systems must evolve in order to adapt in a timely fashion to the rapid changes of stakeholder needs, technologies, business environment and society regulations. Numerous studies have shown that cost, schedule or defect density of a software project may escalate as the requirements evolve. Requirements evolution management has become one important topic in requirements engineering research. Aim: To depict a holistic state-of-the-art of requirement evolution management. Method: We undertook a systematic review on requirements evolution management. Results: 125 relevant studies were identified and reviewed. This paper reports the preliminary results from this review: (1) the terminology and definition of requirements evolution; (2) fourteen key activities in requirements evolution management; (3) twenty-eight metrics of requirements evolution for three measurement goals. Conclusions: Requirements evolution is a process of continuous change of requirements in a certain direction. Most existing studies focus on how to deal with evolution after it happens. In the future, more research attention on exploring the evolution laws and predicting evolution is encouraged. |
| Keyword | Laws And Legislation Measurements |
| Language | 英语 |
| Content Type | 会议论文 |
| URI | http://ir.iscas.ac.cn/handle/311060/15796 |
| Collection | 中国科学院软件研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Li Juan,Zhang He,Zhu Liming,et al. preliminary results of a systematic review on requirements evolution[C],2012:12-21. |
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