Abstract
In this research, an improved framework for requirement change management in global software development (RCM_GSD) has been presented. The objective is to manage the change in requirement specifically in global software development in an appropriate manner. The proposed frame-work RCM_GSD follows the required processes of RCM and reduces the concerns of GSD. Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted for exploration of relevant research. During literature study, it is analyzed that the existing techniques of change management were not suitable for global software development (GSD). The change in requirements becomes more complicated in distributed environment due to the lack of communication and collaboration among globally dispersed stakeholders. The proposed model is compared with other models proposed in recent literature and analysis is made between them; feedback was obtained from the domain experts as well. The feedback and comparison results show that the proposed model provides an appropriate solution for requirement change management in GSD.
Highlights
Requirement Change Management (RCM) is the process of interpreting, managing, analyzing, controlling, tracing and documenting changes in requirements
This paper presents the problems that are being faced by the stakeholders in a distributed development environment during the change management process
The methodology used for working on this particular paper is initiated from the systematic literature review of related work
Summary
Requirement Change Management (RCM) is the process of interpreting, managing, analyzing, controlling, tracing and documenting changes in requirements. It is necessary to fulfill the changing needs of stakeholders for. How to cite this paper: Minhas, N.M., Qurat-ul-Ain, Zafar-ul-Islam and Zulfiqar, A. (2014) An Improved Framework for Requirement Change Management in Global Software Development. Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, 7, 779-790. Among the largest issues of distributed software development Requirement Engineering (RE) faces many obstacles [2]. Global Software Development (GSD) is gaining the more attraction of the software industry throughout the world. During the 1990s, the differences in development cost, the limited pool of work force, the necessity to get closer to customer and round the clock development, force the organizations to outsource their projects [3]
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