Paper Info
Title
A multivocal study to improve the implementation of global requirements change management process: A client‐vendor prospective
Abstract
AbstractAbstractSoftware development is a complex task, and the introduction of multi‐site development teams spread across the globe makes it even harder. Requirement changes during the software development process are inevitable, and failing to manage evolving requirements is one of the contributors to project failures. Requirements change management (RCM) becomes difficult in global software development (GSD) projects due to the need to communicate and coordinate between stakeholders in a distributed environment. This research work aims to identify the factors that have positive impacts on RCM activities in GSD. We conducted a multi‐vocal literature review (MLR) and a questionnaire survey study to identify the RCM success factors. The results of the t‐test (ie, t = 0.0347 and P = .700 > .05) and correlation (rs (25) = 0.573, P = .003) indicates that there is no significant difference between the findings of MLR and the questionnaire survey. The identified factors were further analyzed in the context of client and vendor organizations to better understand the RCM success factors in both types of GSD firms. The findings of this study can provide a useful framework for tackling problems associated with RCM in a GSD environment that is significant to the progression of GSD firms.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1002/smr.2252
Periodicals
Keywords
DocType
Volume
client,empirical investigation,global software development (GSD),multivocal literature review (MLR),requirements change management (RCM),vendor
Journal
32
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
8
2047-7473
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Muhammad Azeem Akbar102.70
Sajjad Mahmood211517.60
Ahmed Alsanad383.24
Abeer Abdulaziz Alsanad401.69
Gumaei, A.55310.73
Salman Qadri622.07