Title :
Capturing the benefits of requirements engineering
Author :
Sawyer, Pete ; Sommerville, Ian ; Viller, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Lancaster Univ., UK
Abstract :
Requirements management has a critical effect on an organization´s development costs and software quality. The authors have developed a method that allows incremental, systematic improvement of requirements engineering and builds on existing SPI models and standards, filling in the gaps to improve schedules, budgets, and product quality
Keywords :
formal specification; program verification; software process improvement; software quality; systems analysis; SPI models; development costs; product quality; requirements engineering; software quality; standards; Coordinate measuring machines; Costs; Electrical equipment industry; Filling; Job shop scheduling; Quality management; Safety; Software development management; Software quality; Standards development;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE