Name
Abstract | ||
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Traceability and trace link management are important for various reasons, including managing knowledge about a complex software system, monitoring the progress of its development, and proving that it is developed in accordance to regulations. However, it is difficult to maintain and use trace links in real-world projects where artifacts undergo constant change and multiple stakeholders are involved. In this paper, we extend the current body of knowledge on traceability management by regarding its collaborative aspects in an industrial setting. Based on 15 industrial cases and semi-structured interviews with 24 practitioners, we identify challenges involved in collaborative traceability management, and how traceability management can be used to enable collaboration. Our findings show that main challenges are boundaries between organizations and tools, a lack of common goals and responsibilities, and the difficulty of collaboratively maintaining trace links. We also identify traceability as an important facilitator for communication and knowledge management across these boundaries. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2016 | 10.1109/RE.2016.17 | 2016 IEEE 24th International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE) |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
traceability management,collaboration | Body of knowledge,Systems engineering,Computer science,Industrial setting,Software system,Software,Facilitator,Management science,Traceability,Requirements traceability | Conference |
ISSN | ISBN | Citations |
2332-6441 | 978-1-5090-4122-0 | 1 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.36 | 21 | 5 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebekka Wohlrab | 1 | 14 | 5.44 |
| Jan-Philipp Steghöfer | 2 | 178 | 22.88 |
| Eric Knauss | 3 | 162 | 24.17 |
| Salome Maro | 4 | 3 | 1.75 |
| Anthony Anjorin | 5 | 192 | 28.25 |