2020

rozdział w monografii naukowej

angielski

EN Context. Among many Agile software development practices, over 30 concern Requirements Engineering (RE). However, none of them mentions explicitly non-functional requirements (NFRs). The question arises – how important are NFRs in Agile software projects? Method. We conducted a survey asking Agile software development practitioners how they perceive the importance of having NFRs defined in their projects. Then, we juxtaposed the answers with their opinions on the perceived importance of 31 Agile RE practices. Results. The opinions of 118 respondents from a wide range of countries around the globe allowed us to determine how important it is to define NFRs. Moreover, we showed their importance from the perspective of the ranking of Agile RE practices. We also identified some relationships between the demographic data such as experience and the perceived importance of requirements concerning quality. Conclusions. We found that over 77% of respondents perceive having NFRs defined in Agile software project as at least important, and for 30% it is critical. Also, the perceived importance of NFRs increases with the increase of respondents’ experience.

03.08.2019

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10.1007/978-3-030-26574-8_11

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-26574-8_11

Integrating Research and Practice in Software Engineering

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