Paper Info
Title
Agile Requirements Engineering Practices And Challenges: An Empirical Study
Abstract
This paper describes empirical research into agile requirements engineering (RE) practices. Based on an analysis of data collected in 16 US software development organizations, we identify six agile practices. We also identify seven challenges that are created by the use of these practices. We further analyse how this collection of practices helps mitigate some, while exacerbating other risks in RE. We provide a framework for evaluating the impact and appropriateness of agile RE practices by relating them to RE risks. Two risks that are intractable by agile RE practices emerge from the analysis. First, problems with customer inability and a lack of concurrence among customers significantly impact agile development. Second, risks associated with the neglecting non-functional requirements such as security and scalability are a serious concern. Developers should carefully evaluate the risk factors in their project environment to understand whether the benefits of agile RE practices outweigh the costs imposed by the challenges.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1111/j.1365-2575.2007.00259.x
INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL
Keywords
Field
DocType
requirements engineering, agile software development, requirements engineering risks, agile practices
Computer science,Extreme programming practices,Lean software development,Requirements analysis,Requirements engineering,Knowledge management,Agile software development,Agile usability engineering,Requirement,Empirical process (process control model),Management science
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
20
5
1350-1917
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
55
1.84
17
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Balasubramaniam Ramesh12097141.59
Lan Cao265027.69
Richard Baskerville32793197.31