MeRinde process model adaptation with Requirements Engineering techniques sopported by Free Software tools

MeRinde (Metodología de la Red Nacional de Integración y Desarrollo de Software Libre) developed by CNTI (Centro Nacional de Tecnologías de Información), proposes an open standard for software development to support the implementation of Venezuelan State´s Decree 3390 on the use of Free Software for governmental projects. With respect to the requirements discipline, the MeRinde process model only uses UML diagrams, and does not offer any guidelines for the Requirements Engineering (capture, analysis, specification, and validation) overall process. This paper proposes an adaptation of the MeRinde requirements discipline, incorporating the use of requirements engineering techniques to complement the final products. Moreover, available free software tools that support the selected techniques are analyzed and discussed using the Systematic Review methodology. The MeRinde adapted process model is described using SPEM 2.0 notation.