Title: Impact of demographic attributes on requirement elicitation and quality software development

Authors: S.P. Udhayakumar; M. Sivasubramanian

Addresses: Department of Management, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600119, India ' Department of Management, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600119, India

Abstract: Requirements elicitation, which involves working closely with stakeholders to identify the current needs of a product and establishing a shared vision and goals for a project, is a crucial stage in software development. Many experts concur that when requirements are incorrect, incomplete, or confusing, it can negatively impact software projects' quality, cost, and timely delivery. Problems of understanding relate to poor comprehension of requirements within and between groups, such as users and developers. Requirements engineering (RE) is a crucial practice that involves understanding and identifying the needs of customers, users, and stakeholders to develop systems and software that are highly likely to satisfy those needs. Since software project failures are often difficult to predict, enhancing the efficiency of requirements gathering can greatly contribute to the success of a project. It is crucial to comprehend the challenges in collecting requirements and enable the implementation of suitable preventative measures to overcome, avoid, or tackle them in a manner that minimises their adverse impact on the overall project achievement. To overcome these challenges and accurately identify stakeholders' needs, various processes for requirements elicitation have been proposed in the literature.

Keywords: requirement elicitation; software quality management; requirement engineering; stakeholders; communication skills; software development; requirement quality; global software development; written communication.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIE.2024.141869

International Journal of Intelligent Enterprise, 2024 Vol.11 No.4, pp.317 - 334

Received: 26 Jul 2023
Accepted: 10 Mar 2024
Published online: 02 Oct 2024 *

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