Software Engineering: Problems and Perspectives
Computer - IEEE Centennial: the state of computing
Psychological models of deferred decision making
Journal of Mathematical Psychology
Successful application of communication techniques to improve the systems development process
Information and Management
Knowledge acquisition using structured interviewing: an empirical investigation
Journal of Management Information Systems
A problem-solving perspective on systems development
Journal of Management Information Systems
Executive information requirements: getting it right
MIS Quarterly
An experimental comparison of abstract and concrete representations in systems analysis
Information and Management
Structuring the requirements analysis process for information systems: a proposition viewpoint
Challenges and strategies for research in systems development
Inside a software design team: knowledge acquisition, sharing, and integration
Communications of the ACM
Decision structuring with phantom alternatives
Management Science
Inquiry-Based Requirements Analysis
IEEE Software
Deep structures: real information requirements determination
Information and Management
Cognitive evaluation of system representation diagrams
Information and Management
Systems analysis: a systemic analysis of a conceptual model
Communications of the ACM
The sciences of the artificial (3rd ed.)
The sciences of the artificial (3rd ed.)
An examination of designer and user perceptions of JAD and the traditional IS design methodology
Information and Management
Formal methods and requirements engineering: challenges and synergies
Journal of Systems and Software - Special issue on formal methods technology transfer
Joint application design (JAD) in practice
Journal of Systems and Software
Mastering the requirements process
Mastering the requirements process
Problem solving for effective systems analysis: an experimental exploration
Communications of the ACM
Making Sense of Statistics in Psychology: A Second-Level Course
Making Sense of Statistics in Psychology: A Second-Level Course
Software Engineering Economics
Software Engineering Economics
Modern Systems Analysis and Design
Modern Systems Analysis and Design
Software Maintenance Management
Software Maintenance Management
Semantic Structuring in Analyst Acquisition and Representation of Facts in Requirements Analysis
Information Systems Research
An empirical evaluation of context-independent prompting tools for requirements determination
An empirical evaluation of context-independent prompting tools for requirements determination
Human Problem Solving
The use of mental imagery to facilitate information identification in requirements analysis
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Research in integrating learning capabilities into information systems
Differences between novice and expert systems analysts: what do we know and what do we do?
Journal of Management Information Systems
Establishing mutual understanding in systems design: an empirical study
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special issue: Information technology and organization design
Using group support systems and joint application development for requirements specification
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special issue: Organizational impact of group support systems, expert systems, and executive information systems
Learning to specify information requirements: the relationship between application and methodology
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
Systems Analysis and Design Methods
Systems Analysis and Design Methods
Journal of Management Information Systems
Software Process Tailoring: An Empirical Investigation
Journal of Management Information Systems
Control in Internal and Outsourced Software Projects
Journal of Management Information Systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
Identifying moderator variables through requirements elicitation experiments limitations
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement
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Understanding the cognitive activities of analysts during information requirements determination (IRD) has been recognized as a key indicator of IRD success. The research presented here examines one such cognitive activity: analysts' determination of the sufficiency of information gathered during the elicitation of requirements. Research in behavioral decision-making has identified various heuristics, or stopping rules, that are used to gauge the sufficiency of the information obtained and to terminate information acquisition. Despite the fact that analysts undoubtedly employ such stopping rules in requirements elicitation, no research has studied this phenomenon. In the present research, we present a classification of stopping rules appropriate for information gathering problems. Stopping-rule use was identified for 54 practicing systems analysts participating in a requirements determination problem in a laboratory setting. Results indicated that analyst experience influences the application of specific cognitive stopping rules, and that the use of these stopping rules has an impact on requirements determination outcomes. In addition, the use of certain stopping rules resulted in greater quantity and completeness of requirements elicited from users. Theoretical implications for the elicitation of information and practical implications for the training of systems analysts are discussed.