Making Mobile Requirements Engineering Tools Usable and Useful

Neil A. M. Maiden, Norbert Seyff, Karl Mitteregger, Omo Otojare, Paul Grünbacher

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Abstract

Recent advances in mobile computing technologies mean that mobile tools have the potential to support scenario-based techniques in the workplace, with potential benefits to requirements processes. However, mobile requirements engineering (RE) tools are a new idea, and little is known about their advantages and weaknesses. This paper reports empirical research to explore the use of mobile RE tools in practice. It describes a mobile scenario tool that we developed to discover requirements directly in the user’s work context. It also describes the results from 3 evaluation studies that explore the use of this tool in different mobile RE settings to answer 3 research questions about whether these tools can support workplace requirements discovery and documentation, and complement or even change existing RE processes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference, Minneapolis/St. Paul, USA
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Fields of science

  • 102 Computer Sciences
  • 102022 Software development
  • 102009 Computer simulation
  • 102011 Formal languages
  • 102013 Human-computer interaction
  • 102029 Practical computer science
  • 102024 Usability research

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