Value-Oriented Requirements Prioritization in a Small Development Organization

  • Authors:
  • Jim Azar;Randy K. Smith;David Cordes

  • Affiliations:
  • Orasi Software;University of Alabama;University of Alabama

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Software
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Requirements Engineering, especially requirements prioritization and selection, plays a critical role in overall project development. In small companies, this often difficult process can affect not only project success but also overall company survivability. A value-oriented prioritization (VOP) framework can help this process by clarifying and quantifying the selection and prioritization issues. A case study of a small development company shows a successful VOP deployment that improved communications and saved time by focusing requirements decisions for new product releases on core company values. This article is part of a special issue on Software Engineering Challenges in Small Software Organizations.