An Evaluation Method for Requirements Engineering Approaches in Distributed Software Development Projects

Abstract

The distribution of software engineering tasks is becoming ever more common. Requirements engineering, as the most critical phase, therefore requires methods and tools to support distributed teams. However, nearly all requirements engineering methods have originally been designed for collocated scenarios. Before applying these methods in distributed settings in practice and for scientific rigor, proper evaluation has to be conducted. Hence, we developed a methodologically sound and cost-effective evaluation method for distributed requirements engineering methods as well as the corresponding tool infrastructure for conducting evaluation projects.