Implementing requirements engineering processes throughout organizations: Success factors and challenges

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 937-953

  Kauppinen, Marjo ^a   Vartiainen, Matti ^a   Kontio, Jyrki ^a   Kujala, Sari ^a   Sulonen, Reijo ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Action research; Case study; Process improvement; Requirements engineering

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MARKETING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACTION RESEARCH; CASE STUDY; CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

EID: 4243094847     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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