MEGORE: Multimedia Enhanced Goal-Oriented Requirement Elicitation Experience in China

Based on the survey results of Chinese requirements engineering practices, this paper reports a few general patterns of Chinese-culture-related ways of thinking and their influence to requirements elicitation activities. A multimedia enhanced goal oriented requirement elicitation method is proposed, in which media measures are used to help capture user requirements and preferences more easily. The method is applied in the design of an electronic marine chart navigation system. Some lessons are summarized. We argue that a media-enhanced approach can help improve the efficiency of requirement elicitation process.