Context Software requirements are often not set in concrete at the start of a software
development project; and requirements changes become necessary and sometimes …

Context: Research shows that one of the main reasons of project failure is changing
requirements. The success or failure of software projects largely depends upon how we …

Presently, global software development (GSD) is growing very rapidly. However, it is not an
easy and straightforward process. Requirements engineering (RE) and requirements …

There is a significant need to give careful consideration to Capability Maturity Model
Integration (CMMI) Level 2 specific practices-SP 1.3 “manage requirements changes,” and …

Requirement changes and cascading effects of change propagation are major sources of
inefficiencies in product development and increase the risk of project failure. Risk …

Background: Originally, developers aimed to identify most software requirements upfront in
software development projects. However, agile methods explicitly encourage software …

Background: A preliminary study we conducted showed that software practitioners respond
to requirements changes (RCs) with different emotions, and that their emotions vary at …

Planning and managing of requirement change management (RCM) process in global
software development (GSD) are a complicated task, but the RCM plays a significant role in …

Featured Application Industry case study from the automotive industry and five development
projects. Abstract Requirement changes and cascading effects of change propagation are …

Requirements volatility is a major issue in software development, causing problems such as
higher defect density, project delays, and cost overruns. Software architecture that guides …