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Quality requirements in practice: an interview study in requirements engineering for embedded systems

Berntsson Svensson, Richard LU ; Gorschek, Tony and Regnell, Björn LU orcid (2009) Working Conference on Requirements Engineering - Foundations for Software Quality, 2009 5512. p.218-232
Abstract
[Context and motivation] In market-driven software development it is crucial, but challenging, to find the right balance among competing quality requirements (QR). [Problem] In order to identify the unique challenges associated with the selection, trade-off, and management of quality requirements an interview study is performed. [Results] This paper describes how QR are handled in practice. Data is collected through interviews with five product managers and five project leaders from five software companies. [Contribution] The contribution of this study is threefold: Firstly, it includes an examination of the interdependencies among quality requirements perceived as most important by the practitioners. Secondly, it compares the perceptions... (More)
[Context and motivation] In market-driven software development it is crucial, but challenging, to find the right balance among competing quality requirements (QR). [Problem] In order to identify the unique challenges associated with the selection, trade-off, and management of quality requirements an interview study is performed. [Results] This paper describes how QR are handled in practice. Data is collected through interviews with five product managers and five project leaders from five software companies. [Contribution] The contribution of this study is threefold: Firstly, it includes an examination of the interdependencies among quality requirements perceived as most important by the practitioners. Secondly, it compares the perceptions and priorities of quality requirements by product management and project management respectively. Thirdly, it characterizes the selection and management of quality requirements in down-stream development activities. (Less)
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Quality requirements, Market-driven requirements engineering, Non-functional requirements, engineering, Requirements, Empirical study
host publication
Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
volume
5512
pages
218 - 232
publisher
Springer
conference name
Working Conference on Requirements Engineering - Foundations for Software Quality, 2009
conference location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
conference dates
2009-06-08 - 2009-06-09
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  • wos:000267695800019
  • scopus:68749122159
ISSN
0302-9743
1611-3349
language
English
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yes
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  author       = {{Berntsson Svensson, Richard and Gorschek, Tony and Regnell, Björn}},
  booktitle    = {{Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality}},
  issn         = {{0302-9743}},
  keywords     = {{Quality requirements; Market-driven requirements engineering; Non-functional requirements; engineering; Requirements; Empirical study}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{218--232}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{Quality requirements in practice: an interview study in requirements engineering for embedded systems}},
  volume       = {{5512}},
  year         = {{2009}},
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