Title :
Value-Oriented Requirements Prioritization in a Small Development Organization
Author :
Azar, Jim ; Smith, Randy K. ; Cordes, David
Author_Institution :
Orasi Software, Kennesaw, GA
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
Keywords :
DP industry; formal specification; formal verification; software development management; project development; requirement engineering; requirement selection; small development organization; value-based software engineering; value-oriented requirement prioritization; Aerospace testing; Costs; Decision making; Marketing and sales; Process planning; Programming; Project management; Risk analysis; Scheduling; Software development management; requirements/specifications; software engineering; value-based software engineering;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
