TITLE:
An Improved Framework for Requirement Change Management in Global Software Development
AUTHORS:
Nasir Mehmood Minhas, Qurat-ul-Ain, Zafar-ul-Islam, Atika Zulfiqar
KEYWORDS:
Requirement Change Management (RCM), Global Software Development (GSD), Requirement Engineering
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.7 No.9,
August
29,
2014
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.