Title :
Requirements Engineering Current Practice and Capability in Small and Medium Software Development Enterprises in New Zealand
Author :
Talbot, Alison ; Connor, Andy
Author_Institution :
Software Eng. Res. Lab., Auckland Univ. of Technol., Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract :
This paper presents research on current industry practices with respect to requirements engineering as implemented within software development companies in New Zealand. A survey instrument is designed and deployed. The results are analysed and compared against what is internationally considered "best practice" and previous New Zealand and Australian studies. An attempt is made to assess the requirements engineering capability of New Zealand companies using both formal and informal frameworks.
Keywords :
DP industry; formal specification; small-to-medium enterprises; software development management; New Zealand; capability assessment; requirements engineering; small-to-medium enterprises; software development companies; survey instrument; Companies; Electronic mail; Interviews; Programming; Software; Training; Capability assessment; Current practice; Requirements engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA), 2011 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1028-5
DOI :
10.1109/SERA.2011.39
