DocumentCode :
378996
Title :
EasyWinWin: managing complexity in requirements negotiation with GSS
Author :
Briggs, Robert O. ; Gruenbacher, Paul
Author_Institution :
GroupSystems.com, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
fYear :
2002
fDate :
7-10 Jan. 2002
Abstract :
More than 3/4 of large software projects suffer large cost and schedule overruns or fail outright. Deficits in project requirements cause more than half of these failures and overruns. This is in part because the establishment of software requirements is fraught with complexity. Finding ways to manage that complexity might be an important step in reducing the risk of software development. Group support systems (GSS) offer functionality that may reduce some aspects of complexity and reduce the cognitive load of addressing other aspects of complexity. We examine the sources of causes of complexity in software requirements in the context of EasyWinWin, a requirements negotiation methodology supported by GSS. Early field trials suggest that EasyWinWin is a significant step forward in managing the complexity of establishing requirements, and that further advantage could be gained by combining a GSS solution with other technologies like intelligent agents and requirements management systems.
Keywords :
groupware; project management; software development management; software tools; systems analysis; EasyWinWin; GSS solution; cognitive load; complexity management; cost overruns; group support systems; intelligent agents; large software projects; project requirements; requirements management systems; requirements negotiation; requirements negotiation methodology; schedule overruns; software development risk; software requirements complexity; Automation; Collaborative software; Computer architecture; Costs; Engineering management; Programming; Project management; Risk management; Systems engineering and theory; Technology management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2002. HICSS. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1435-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2002.993880
Filename :
993880
Link To Document :
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