PBURC: a patterns-based, unsupervised requirements clustering framework for distributed agile software development

Agile software development methodologies are increasingly adopted by organizations because they focus on the client’s needs, thus safeguarding business value for the final product. At the same time, as the economy and society move toward globalization, more organizations shift to distributed develop...

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Published in:Requirements engineering Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 213 - 225
Main Authors: Belsis, Petros, Koutoumanos, Anastasios, Sgouropoulou, Cleo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 01.06.2014
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Business
Clustering
Computer programs
Computer Science
Economics
Globalization
Optimization
Organizations
Original Article
Requirements analysis
Software development
Software Engineering
Distributed software development
Requirements clustering
Requirements engineering
Agile software process
ISSN:0947-3602, 1432-010X
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Summary:Agile software development methodologies are increasingly adopted by organizations because they focus on the client’s needs, thus safeguarding business value for the final product. At the same time, as the economy and society move toward globalization, more organizations shift to distributed development of software projects. From this perspective, while adopting agile techniques seems beneficial, there are still a number of challenges that need to be addressed; among these notable is the effective cooperation between the stakeholders and the geographically distributed development team. In addition, data collection and validation for requirements engineering demands efficient processing techniques in order to handle the volume of data as well as to manage different inconsistencies, when the data are collected using online tools. In this paper, we present “PBURC,” a patterns-based, unsupervised requirements clustering framework, which makes use of machine-learning methods for requirements validation, being able to overcome data inconsistencies and effectively determine appropriate requirements clusters for optimal definition of software development sprints.
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ISSN:0947-3602
1432-010X
DOI:10.1007/s00766-013-0172-9