Requirements engineering challenges in market-driven software development - An interview study with practitioners

  • Authors:

  • Lena Karlsson;sa G. Dahlstedt;Björn Regnell;Johan Natt och Dag;Anne Persson

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Communication Systems, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden;School of Humanities and Informatics, University of Skövde, Box 408, 541 28 Skövde, Sweden;Department of Communication Systems, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden;Department of Communication Systems, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden;School of Humanities and Informatics, University of Skövde, Box 408, 541 28 Skövde, Sweden

  • Venue:
  • Information and Software Technology
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Requirements engineering for market-driven software development entails special challenges. This paper presents results from an empirical study that investigates these challenges, taking a qualitative approach using interviews with fourteen employees at eight software companies and a focus group meeting with practitioners. The objective of the study is to increase the understanding of the area of market-driven requirements engineering and provide suggestions for future research by describing encountered challenges. A number of challenging issues were found, including bridging communication gaps between marketing and development, selecting the right level of process support, basing the release plan on uncertain estimates, and managing the constant flow of requirements.