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ext-3b42e975f564c48166c056011bf41cf1 |
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2017-03 |
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repository |
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p1432010X |
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abstract |
Requirements communication plays a vital role in development projects in coordinating
the customers, the business roles and the software engineers. Communication gaps represent
a significant source of project failures and overruns. For example, misunderstood
or uncommunicated requirements can lead to software that does not meet the customers’
requirements, and subsequent low number of sales or additional cost required to redo
the implementation. We propose that RE (Requirements Engineering) distance measures
are useful for locating gaps in requirements communication and for improving on development
practice. In this paper, we present a case study of one software development project
to evaluate this proposition. Thirteen RE distances were measured including geographical
and cognitive distances between project members, and semantic distances between requirements
and testing artefacts. The findings confirm that RE distances impact requirements
communication and project coordi- nation. Furthermore, the concept of distances was
found to enable constructive group reflection on communication gaps and improvements
to development practices. The insights reported in this paper can provide practitioners
with an increased awareness of distances and their impact. Furthermore, the results
provide a stepping stone for further research into RE distances and methods for improving
on software development processes and practices. |
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1 |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/329059 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/329060 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/329061 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/329062 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/329063 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/329064 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/329670 |
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22 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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Bjarnason, Elizabeth and Sharp, Helen (2017). The role of distances in requirements
communication: a case study. Requirements Engineering, 22(1) pp. 1–26. |
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label |
Bjarnason, Elizabeth and Sharp, Helen (2017). The role of distances in requirements
communication: a case study. Requirements Engineering, 22(1) pp. 1–26. |
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Title |
The role of distances in requirements communication: a case study |
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oro |