Exploring software practitioners perceptions and experience in requirements reuse : a survey in Malaysia

Bakar, Noor Hasrina and Kasirun, Zarinah M. (2014) Exploring software practitioners perceptions and experience in requirements reuse : a survey in Malaysia. International Journal of Software Engineering and Technology, 1 (2). pp. 33-42. ISSN 2289-2842

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Abstract

In Software Product Lines (SPL) development, reuse process is planned ahead of time, while in traditional software development reuse can occur opportunistically: unplanned or in ad hoc manner. Although many research efforts in SPL focus on issues related to architecture, designs and codes reuse, research on requirements reuse has received slightly less attention from researchers and practitioners. Requirements Reuse (RR) in SPL is the process of systematically reusing previously defined and validated requirements for an earlier software product and applying them to a new and slightly different product within a similar domain. This paper presents a survey pertaining to RR practice that was conducted in Malaysia with two objectives: a) to identify the factors influencing software practitioners in RR, and b) to assess the factors hindering software practitioners from reusing requirements in software development. The survey results have confirmed seven factors that can influence RR practice in Malaysia. The survey results have also revealed three main impediments to RR practice in Malaysia: the unavailability of RR tools or framework to select requirements for reuse, the conditions of existing requirements to be reused (incomplete, poorly structured or not kept updated), and the lack of awareness and RR education among software practitioners pertaining to the systematic RR

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5611/37615
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Centre for Foundation Studies
Depositing User:	Puan Noor Hasrina Bakar
Date Deposited:	08 Aug 2014 08:31
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2016 15:55
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/37615

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