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	Bano, Muneera	EmpiRE '13: "Users’ Involvement in Requirements ..." Users’ Involvement in Requirements Engineering and System Success Muneera Bano and Didar Zowghi (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) Involving users in software development in general, and in Requirements Engineering (RE) in particular, has been considered for over three decades. It is axiomatically believed to contribute significantly to a successful system. However, not much attention has been paid to ascertain in which phases of software development life cycle involvement or participation of users is most beneficial. In this paper we present an investigation into the concept of users’ involvement during RE activities and explore its relationship with system success. We have conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) using guidelines of Evidence Based Software Engineering. Our SLR identified 87 empirical studies from the period of 1980 to 2012. Only 13 studies focused specifically on investigating users’ involvement in RE and 9 of these confirmed benefits of involving users in requirements analysis and 4 remain inconclusive. Effective involvement of users in RE may reduce the need for their more active involvement in the rest of software development. This paper also offers a checklist we have created from the identified factors of all 87 empirical studies that should be utilised for effective users’ involvement in RE. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p24, author = {Muneera Bano and Didar Zowghi}, title = {Users’ Involvement in Requirements Engineering and System Success}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {24--31}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Conte, Tayana	EmpiRE '13: "Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: ..." Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models Marcos de Oliveira, Davi Viana, Tayana Conte, Sérgio Vieira, and Sabrina Marczak (UFAM, Brasil; FUCAPI, Brasil; PUCRS, Brasil) One of the most common problems regarding software quality is the software’s incapability of offering effective and efficient support to business operations. A possible reason for this lack of support is the inconsistency of the requirements related to the business needs. Therefore, strategies that help the identification of requirements based on organizational processes and context are welcomed. This paper reports on our empirical work that aimed at evaluating the REMO-EKD technique. REMO-EKD is a technique that consists on a set of heuristics for the elicitation of software requirements based on organizational models. These heuristics are based on the Enterprise Knowledge Development approach. We discuss the quantitative results of the study and how they can help improving the REMO-EKD technique. Results of the evaluation suggest that our technique supports the extraction of requirements from EKD organizational models, maximizing the number of total requirements found. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p9, author = {Marcos de Oliveira and Davi Viana and Tayana Conte and Sérgio Vieira and Sabrina Marczak}, title = {Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {9--16}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Cruzes, Daniela S.	EmpiRE '13: "Process Research in Requirements ..." Process Research in Requirements Elicitation Tore Dybå and Daniela S. Cruzes (SINTEF, Norway) Empirical research is starting to be more used in the area of requirements elicitation. It mostly focuses on the effects of techniques in the final product of the elicitation process in laboratory experiments. Our argument is that future advances in requirements elicitation practice are unlikely to come from such studies. Requirements elicitation research needs a deeper processual orientation, focusing on how and why the elicitation process unfolds in a particular direction. The research should be performed longitudinally in real contexts through different methods of data collection, investigating current and historical events from different perspectives. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p36, author = {Tore Dybå and Daniela S. Cruzes}, title = {Process Research in Requirements Elicitation}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {36--39}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	De Oliveira, Marcos	EmpiRE '13: "Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: ..." Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models Marcos de Oliveira, Davi Viana, Tayana Conte, Sérgio Vieira, and Sabrina Marczak (UFAM, Brasil; FUCAPI, Brasil; PUCRS, Brasil) One of the most common problems regarding software quality is the software’s incapability of offering effective and efficient support to business operations. A possible reason for this lack of support is the inconsistency of the requirements related to the business needs. Therefore, strategies that help the identification of requirements based on organizational processes and context are welcomed. This paper reports on our empirical work that aimed at evaluating the REMO-EKD technique. REMO-EKD is a technique that consists on a set of heuristics for the elicitation of software requirements based on organizational models. These heuristics are based on the Enterprise Knowledge Development approach. We discuss the quantitative results of the study and how they can help improving the REMO-EKD technique. Results of the evaluation suggest that our technique supports the extraction of requirements from EKD organizational models, maximizing the number of total requirements found. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p9, author = {Marcos de Oliveira and Davi Viana and Tayana Conte and Sérgio Vieira and Sabrina Marczak}, title = {Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {9--16}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Dybå, Tore	EmpiRE '13: "Process Research in Requirements ..." Process Research in Requirements Elicitation Tore Dybå and Daniela S. Cruzes (SINTEF, Norway) Empirical research is starting to be more used in the area of requirements elicitation. It mostly focuses on the effects of techniques in the final product of the elicitation process in laboratory experiments. Our argument is that future advances in requirements elicitation practice are unlikely to come from such studies. Requirements elicitation research needs a deeper processual orientation, focusing on how and why the elicitation process unfolds in a particular direction. The research should be performed longitudinally in real contexts through different methods of data collection, investigating current and historical events from different perspectives. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p36, author = {Tore Dybå and Daniela S. Cruzes}, title = {Process Research in Requirements Elicitation}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {36--39}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Falessi, Davide	EmpiRE '13: "Specifying a Framework for ..." Specifying a Framework for Evaluating Requirements Engineering Technology: Challenges and Lessons Learned Jose Luis de la Vara, Davide Falessi, and Eric Verhulst (Simula Research Laboratory, Norway; Fraunhofer CESE, USA; Altreonic, Belgium) Evaluating requirements engineering technology is a challenging activity. It becomes even more difficult when having to evaluate the technology and thus to show its suitability in real settings, as access to industrial resources might be limited and the target domain might be complex or very sensitive. This paper reports on our experience in specifying an evaluation framework for requirements engineering technology. The technology aims to improve safety assurance and certification practices, and is being developed in the scope of a large-scale European research project. We focus on presenting the challenges encountered and the lessons learned while specifying the framework. These lessons summarise how we addressed, plan to address, or propose to address the challenges. This information can be useful for other researchers and practitioners that have to evaluate requirements engineering technology in general, and with industry and for safety assurance and certification in particular. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p1, author = {Jose Luis de la Vara and Davide Falessi and Eric Verhulst}, title = {Specifying a Framework for Evaluating Requirements Engineering Technology: Challenges and Lessons Learned}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {1--8}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Inayat, Irum	EmpiRE '13: "Studying Relevant Socio-technical ..." Studying Relevant Socio-technical Aspects of Requirements-Driven Collaboration in Agile Teams Irum Inayat, Sabrina Marczak, and Siti Salwa Salim (University of Malaya, Malaysia; PUCRS, Brasil) Requirements engineering requires intensive collaboration among team members. Agile methods also require constant collaboration among those involved in the project. While working on certain interdependent tasks, team members develop social and technical relationships that instigate socio-technical dependencies. The main goal of our research is to investigate socio-technical aspects that underlie requirements-driven collaboration among agile teams and their influence on project performance. In this paper we present our research approach to achieve such goal and briefly report on preliminary findings. A survey revealed that communication and awareness are the most relevant socio-technical aspects that underlie requirements-driven collaboration in agile teams. Initial findings of a case study aiming to identify requirements-driven collaboration patterns suggest that teams well aware of each other have lesser communication gaps and require lesser rework. Findings will contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between collaboration and performance in agile teams. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p32, author = {Irum Inayat and Sabrina Marczak and Siti Salwa Salim}, title = {Studying Relevant Socio-technical Aspects of Requirements-Driven Collaboration in Agile Teams}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {32--35}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Mani, V. S.	EmpiRE '13: "Managing Requirements Volatility ..." Managing Requirements Volatility while ‘Scrumming’ within the V-Model Anitha PC, Deepti Savio, and V. S. Mani (Siemens, India) Changing requirements are a characteristic of all projects today, and the subject of requirements volatility has received attention in both research and industry. The inherent inflexibility of traditional, plan-driven development methods, such as the V-model, in adapting to changes in requirements at various phases of the project has given rise to several agile approaches. In practice, however, globally distributed projects typically combine traditional as well as agile approaches for process rigor and adaptability. In this paper, we discuss the issue of how to manage the causes and mitigate the undesirable effects of requirements volatility in this kind of project set-up. While there is a lot of work on the technical facet of requirements volatility (for example, the development of metrics for its measurement and impact on the existing product modules), its effects on the people involved in the project needs to be given equal weightage. We describe how the technical (project-specific)and non-technical (people-specific) aspects of requirements change were carried through in five globally distributed software-intensive projects that combined the V-model and agile approaches. We discuss how the effects of requirements volatility were smoothed out in the Scrumming-within-the-V-Model paradigm. We then suggest best practices gleaned from these experiences, and throw open some real-world issues that can be taken back to research for further investigation. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p17, author = {Anitha PC and Deepti Savio and V. S. Mani}, title = {Managing Requirements Volatility while ‘Scrumming’ within the V-Model}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {17--23}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Marczak, Sabrina	EmpiRE '13: "Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: ..." Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models Marcos de Oliveira, Davi Viana, Tayana Conte, Sérgio Vieira, and Sabrina Marczak (UFAM, Brasil; FUCAPI, Brasil; PUCRS, Brasil) One of the most common problems regarding software quality is the software’s incapability of offering effective and efficient support to business operations. A possible reason for this lack of support is the inconsistency of the requirements related to the business needs. Therefore, strategies that help the identification of requirements based on organizational processes and context are welcomed. This paper reports on our empirical work that aimed at evaluating the REMO-EKD technique. REMO-EKD is a technique that consists on a set of heuristics for the elicitation of software requirements based on organizational models. These heuristics are based on the Enterprise Knowledge Development approach. We discuss the quantitative results of the study and how they can help improving the REMO-EKD technique. Results of the evaluation suggest that our technique supports the extraction of requirements from EKD organizational models, maximizing the number of total requirements found. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p9, author = {Marcos de Oliveira and Davi Viana and Tayana Conte and Sérgio Vieira and Sabrina Marczak}, title = {Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {9--16}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, } EmpiRE '13: "Studying Relevant Socio-technical ..." Studying Relevant Socio-technical Aspects of Requirements-Driven Collaboration in Agile Teams Irum Inayat, Sabrina Marczak, and Siti Salwa Salim (University of Malaya, Malaysia; PUCRS, Brasil) Requirements engineering requires intensive collaboration among team members. Agile methods also require constant collaboration among those involved in the project. While working on certain interdependent tasks, team members develop social and technical relationships that instigate socio-technical dependencies. The main goal of our research is to investigate socio-technical aspects that underlie requirements-driven collaboration among agile teams and their influence on project performance. In this paper we present our research approach to achieve such goal and briefly report on preliminary findings. A survey revealed that communication and awareness are the most relevant socio-technical aspects that underlie requirements-driven collaboration in agile teams. Initial findings of a case study aiming to identify requirements-driven collaboration patterns suggest that teams well aware of each other have lesser communication gaps and require lesser rework. Findings will contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between collaboration and performance in agile teams. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p32, author = {Irum Inayat and Sabrina Marczak and Siti Salwa Salim}, title = {Studying Relevant Socio-technical Aspects of Requirements-Driven Collaboration in Agile Teams}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {32--35}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	PC, Anitha	EmpiRE '13: "Managing Requirements Volatility ..." Managing Requirements Volatility while ‘Scrumming’ within the V-Model Anitha PC, Deepti Savio, and V. S. Mani (Siemens, India) Changing requirements are a characteristic of all projects today, and the subject of requirements volatility has received attention in both research and industry. The inherent inflexibility of traditional, plan-driven development methods, such as the V-model, in adapting to changes in requirements at various phases of the project has given rise to several agile approaches. In practice, however, globally distributed projects typically combine traditional as well as agile approaches for process rigor and adaptability. In this paper, we discuss the issue of how to manage the causes and mitigate the undesirable effects of requirements volatility in this kind of project set-up. While there is a lot of work on the technical facet of requirements volatility (for example, the development of metrics for its measurement and impact on the existing product modules), its effects on the people involved in the project needs to be given equal weightage. We describe how the technical (project-specific)and non-technical (people-specific) aspects of requirements change were carried through in five globally distributed software-intensive projects that combined the V-model and agile approaches. We discuss how the effects of requirements volatility were smoothed out in the Scrumming-within-the-V-Model paradigm. We then suggest best practices gleaned from these experiences, and throw open some real-world issues that can be taken back to research for further investigation. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p17, author = {Anitha PC and Deepti Savio and V. S. Mani}, title = {Managing Requirements Volatility while ‘Scrumming’ within the V-Model}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {17--23}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Pergher, Massimiliano	EmpiRE '13: "Requirements Prioritization ..." Requirements Prioritization in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study Massimiliano Pergher and Bruno Rossi (Free University of Bolzano, Italy) In this paper, we report about a systematic mapping study in software requirements prioritization with a specific focus on empirical studies. We extracted overall 65 research papers mapped according to different facets: year of publication, research type, and research focus. Out of the initial sample, we focused then on a subset of 39 empirical studies. The results show that the interest from the research community is clustered around the more recent years. The majority of the studies are about the validation of research or solution proposals. We report the prevalence of studies on techniques and methodologies while there is a scarce interest in the strict evaluation of tools that could be beneficial to industry. In most of the empirical studies we found a bottom-up approach, centering on the techniques and on accuracy as the dependent variable, as well as on functional requirements as the main research focus. Based on the results, we provide recommendations for future research directions. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p40, author = {Massimiliano Pergher and Bruno Rossi}, title = {Requirements Prioritization in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {40--44}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Rossi, Bruno	EmpiRE '13: "Requirements Prioritization ..." Requirements Prioritization in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study Massimiliano Pergher and Bruno Rossi (Free University of Bolzano, Italy) In this paper, we report about a systematic mapping study in software requirements prioritization with a specific focus on empirical studies. We extracted overall 65 research papers mapped according to different facets: year of publication, research type, and research focus. Out of the initial sample, we focused then on a subset of 39 empirical studies. The results show that the interest from the research community is clustered around the more recent years. The majority of the studies are about the validation of research or solution proposals. We report the prevalence of studies on techniques and methodologies while there is a scarce interest in the strict evaluation of tools that could be beneficial to industry. In most of the empirical studies we found a bottom-up approach, centering on the techniques and on accuracy as the dependent variable, as well as on functional requirements as the main research focus. Based on the results, we provide recommendations for future research directions. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p40, author = {Massimiliano Pergher and Bruno Rossi}, title = {Requirements Prioritization in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {40--44}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Salim, Siti Salwa	EmpiRE '13: "Studying Relevant Socio-technical ..." Studying Relevant Socio-technical Aspects of Requirements-Driven Collaboration in Agile Teams Irum Inayat, Sabrina Marczak, and Siti Salwa Salim (University of Malaya, Malaysia; PUCRS, Brasil) Requirements engineering requires intensive collaboration among team members. Agile methods also require constant collaboration among those involved in the project. While working on certain interdependent tasks, team members develop social and technical relationships that instigate socio-technical dependencies. The main goal of our research is to investigate socio-technical aspects that underlie requirements-driven collaboration among agile teams and their influence on project performance. In this paper we present our research approach to achieve such goal and briefly report on preliminary findings. A survey revealed that communication and awareness are the most relevant socio-technical aspects that underlie requirements-driven collaboration in agile teams. Initial findings of a case study aiming to identify requirements-driven collaboration patterns suggest that teams well aware of each other have lesser communication gaps and require lesser rework. Findings will contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between collaboration and performance in agile teams. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p32, author = {Irum Inayat and Sabrina Marczak and Siti Salwa Salim}, title = {Studying Relevant Socio-technical Aspects of Requirements-Driven Collaboration in Agile Teams}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {32--35}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Savio, Deepti	EmpiRE '13: "Managing Requirements Volatility ..." Managing Requirements Volatility while ‘Scrumming’ within the V-Model Anitha PC, Deepti Savio, and V. S. Mani (Siemens, India) Changing requirements are a characteristic of all projects today, and the subject of requirements volatility has received attention in both research and industry. The inherent inflexibility of traditional, plan-driven development methods, such as the V-model, in adapting to changes in requirements at various phases of the project has given rise to several agile approaches. In practice, however, globally distributed projects typically combine traditional as well as agile approaches for process rigor and adaptability. In this paper, we discuss the issue of how to manage the causes and mitigate the undesirable effects of requirements volatility in this kind of project set-up. While there is a lot of work on the technical facet of requirements volatility (for example, the development of metrics for its measurement and impact on the existing product modules), its effects on the people involved in the project needs to be given equal weightage. We describe how the technical (project-specific)and non-technical (people-specific) aspects of requirements change were carried through in five globally distributed software-intensive projects that combined the V-model and agile approaches. We discuss how the effects of requirements volatility were smoothed out in the Scrumming-within-the-V-Model paradigm. We then suggest best practices gleaned from these experiences, and throw open some real-world issues that can be taken back to research for further investigation. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p17, author = {Anitha PC and Deepti Savio and V. S. Mani}, title = {Managing Requirements Volatility while ‘Scrumming’ within the V-Model}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {17--23}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Vara, Jose Luis de la	EmpiRE '13: "Specifying a Framework for ..." Specifying a Framework for Evaluating Requirements Engineering Technology: Challenges and Lessons Learned Jose Luis de la Vara, Davide Falessi, and Eric Verhulst (Simula Research Laboratory, Norway; Fraunhofer CESE, USA; Altreonic, Belgium) Evaluating requirements engineering technology is a challenging activity. It becomes even more difficult when having to evaluate the technology and thus to show its suitability in real settings, as access to industrial resources might be limited and the target domain might be complex or very sensitive. This paper reports on our experience in specifying an evaluation framework for requirements engineering technology. The technology aims to improve safety assurance and certification practices, and is being developed in the scope of a large-scale European research project. We focus on presenting the challenges encountered and the lessons learned while specifying the framework. These lessons summarise how we addressed, plan to address, or propose to address the challenges. This information can be useful for other researchers and practitioners that have to evaluate requirements engineering technology in general, and with industry and for safety assurance and certification in particular. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p1, author = {Jose Luis de la Vara and Davide Falessi and Eric Verhulst}, title = {Specifying a Framework for Evaluating Requirements Engineering Technology: Challenges and Lessons Learned}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {1--8}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Verhulst, Eric	EmpiRE '13: "Specifying a Framework for ..." Specifying a Framework for Evaluating Requirements Engineering Technology: Challenges and Lessons Learned Jose Luis de la Vara, Davide Falessi, and Eric Verhulst (Simula Research Laboratory, Norway; Fraunhofer CESE, USA; Altreonic, Belgium) Evaluating requirements engineering technology is a challenging activity. It becomes even more difficult when having to evaluate the technology and thus to show its suitability in real settings, as access to industrial resources might be limited and the target domain might be complex or very sensitive. This paper reports on our experience in specifying an evaluation framework for requirements engineering technology. The technology aims to improve safety assurance and certification practices, and is being developed in the scope of a large-scale European research project. We focus on presenting the challenges encountered and the lessons learned while specifying the framework. These lessons summarise how we addressed, plan to address, or propose to address the challenges. This information can be useful for other researchers and practitioners that have to evaluate requirements engineering technology in general, and with industry and for safety assurance and certification in particular. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p1, author = {Jose Luis de la Vara and Davide Falessi and Eric Verhulst}, title = {Specifying a Framework for Evaluating Requirements Engineering Technology: Challenges and Lessons Learned}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {1--8}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Viana, Davi	EmpiRE '13: "Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: ..." Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models Marcos de Oliveira, Davi Viana, Tayana Conte, Sérgio Vieira, and Sabrina Marczak (UFAM, Brasil; FUCAPI, Brasil; PUCRS, Brasil) One of the most common problems regarding software quality is the software’s incapability of offering effective and efficient support to business operations. A possible reason for this lack of support is the inconsistency of the requirements related to the business needs. Therefore, strategies that help the identification of requirements based on organizational processes and context are welcomed. This paper reports on our empirical work that aimed at evaluating the REMO-EKD technique. REMO-EKD is a technique that consists on a set of heuristics for the elicitation of software requirements based on organizational models. These heuristics are based on the Enterprise Knowledge Development approach. We discuss the quantitative results of the study and how they can help improving the REMO-EKD technique. Results of the evaluation suggest that our technique supports the extraction of requirements from EKD organizational models, maximizing the number of total requirements found. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p9, author = {Marcos de Oliveira and Davi Viana and Tayana Conte and Sérgio Vieira and Sabrina Marczak}, title = {Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {9--16}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Vieira, Sérgio	EmpiRE '13: "Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: ..." Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models Marcos de Oliveira, Davi Viana, Tayana Conte, Sérgio Vieira, and Sabrina Marczak (UFAM, Brasil; FUCAPI, Brasil; PUCRS, Brasil) One of the most common problems regarding software quality is the software’s incapability of offering effective and efficient support to business operations. A possible reason for this lack of support is the inconsistency of the requirements related to the business needs. Therefore, strategies that help the identification of requirements based on organizational processes and context are welcomed. This paper reports on our empirical work that aimed at evaluating the REMO-EKD technique. REMO-EKD is a technique that consists on a set of heuristics for the elicitation of software requirements based on organizational models. These heuristics are based on the Enterprise Knowledge Development approach. We discuss the quantitative results of the study and how they can help improving the REMO-EKD technique. Results of the evaluation suggest that our technique supports the extraction of requirements from EKD organizational models, maximizing the number of total requirements found. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p9, author = {Marcos de Oliveira and Davi Viana and Tayana Conte and Sérgio Vieira and Sabrina Marczak}, title = {Evaluating the REMO-EKD Technique: A Technique for the Elicitation of Software Requirements Based on EKD Organizational Models}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {9--16}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }
	Zowghi, Didar	EmpiRE '13: "Users’ Involvement in Requirements ..." Users’ Involvement in Requirements Engineering and System Success Muneera Bano and Didar Zowghi (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) Involving users in software development in general, and in Requirements Engineering (RE) in particular, has been considered for over three decades. It is axiomatically believed to contribute significantly to a successful system. However, not much attention has been paid to ascertain in which phases of software development life cycle involvement or participation of users is most beneficial. In this paper we present an investigation into the concept of users’ involvement during RE activities and explore its relationship with system success. We have conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) using guidelines of Evidence Based Software Engineering. Our SLR identified 87 empirical studies from the period of 1980 to 2012. Only 13 studies focused specifically on investigating users’ involvement in RE and 9 of these confirmed benefits of involving users in requirements analysis and 4 remain inconclusive. Effective involvement of users in RE may reduce the need for their more active involvement in the rest of software development. This paper also offers a checklist we have created from the identified factors of all 87 empirical studies that should be utilised for effective users’ involvement in RE. @InProceedings{EmpiRE13p24, author = {Muneera Bano and Didar Zowghi}, title = {Users’ Involvement in Requirements Engineering and System Success}, booktitle = {Proc.\ EmpiRE}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {24--31}, doi = {}, year = {2013}, }

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