Effective and efficient requirement traceability in the software development and Information Technology industry

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dc.contributor.advisorJay, Ianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorShereni, Tafadzwaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-30T13:42:24Z
dc.date.available2015-09-30T13:42:24Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractRequirements traceability has been identified as a quality factor and a characteristic a system should possess and include as a non-functional requirement. Requirements engineering processes should always include methods and tools of maintaining traces and relationships between requirements and product artefacts. To investigate the extent to which requirements traceability is used in software and information technology projects, a theoretical model of requirements traceability was presented in this research. Five organizations were investigated through semi-structured interviews and their requirements tracing practices were compared with the theoretical model. The extent to which organizations apply requirements traceability practices in their projects differs and as a result they were categorised as inactive, dormant and active users in this research. The advent of agile development methods is one of the major factors affecting requirements traceability practices. Among other recommended areas of further research, there is need for future research to look at how agile development and traditional methods can be implemented together in requirement tracing practices.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationShereni, T. (2015). <i>Effective and efficient requirement traceability in the software development and Information Technology industry</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Construction Economics and Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14129en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShereni, Tafadzwa. <i>"Effective and efficient requirement traceability in the software development and Information Technology industry."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Construction Economics and Management, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14129en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShereni, T. 2015. Effective and efficient requirement traceability in the software development and Information Technology industry. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Shereni, Tafadzwa AB - Requirements traceability has been identified as a quality factor and a characteristic a system should possess and include as a non-functional requirement. Requirements engineering processes should always include methods and tools of maintaining traces and relationships between requirements and product artefacts. To investigate the extent to which requirements traceability is used in software and information technology projects, a theoretical model of requirements traceability was presented in this research. Five organizations were investigated through semi-structured interviews and their requirements tracing practices were compared with the theoretical model. The extent to which organizations apply requirements traceability practices in their projects differs and as a result they were categorised as inactive, dormant and active users in this research. The advent of agile development methods is one of the major factors affecting requirements traceability practices. Among other recommended areas of further research, there is need for future research to look at how agile development and traditional methods can be implemented together in requirement tracing practices. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Effective and efficient requirement traceability in the software development and Information Technology industry TI - Effective and efficient requirement traceability in the software development and Information Technology industry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14129 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14129
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShereni T. Effective and efficient requirement traceability in the software development and Information Technology industry. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Construction Economics and Management, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14129en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Construction Economics and Managementen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherProject Managementen_ZA
dc.titleEffective and efficient requirement traceability in the software development and Information Technology industryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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