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Requirements in the 21st Century: Current Practice and Emerging Trends (2009)
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| Citations: | 6 - 2 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Hansen09requirementsin,
author = {Sean Hansen and Nicholas Berente and Kalle Lyytinen},
title = {Requirements in the 21st Century: Current Practice and Emerging Trends},
booktitle = {In},
year = {2009},
publisher = {Springer-Verlag}
}
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Abstract
Requirements have remained one of the grand challenges in the design of software intensive systems. In this paper we review the main strands of requirements research over the past two decades and identify persistent and new challenges. Based on a field study that involved interviews of over 30 leading IT professionals involved in large and complex software design and implementation initiatives we review the current state-ofthe-art in design requirements management. We observe significant progress in the deployment of modeling methods, tools, risk-driven design, and user involvement. We note nine emerging themes and challenges in the requirement management arena: 1) business process focus, 2) systems transparency, 3) integration focus, 4) distributed requirements, 5) layered requirements, 6) criticality of information architectures, 7) increased deployment of COTS and software components, 8) design fluidity and 9) interdependent complexity. Several research challenges and new avenues for research are noted in the discovery, specification, and validation of requirements in light of these requirements features.
Keyphrases
current practice 21st century emerging trend field study design requirement management grand challenge interdependent complexity risk-driven design requirement management arena requirement feature new avenue system transparency user involvement requirement research complex software design integration focus software intensive system new challenge significant progress main strand implementation initiative business process focus software component several research challenge design fluidity current state-ofthe-art information architecture
