Sensitivity analysis in the process of COTS mismatch-handling

Requirements Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-165

  Mohamed, Abdallah ^a   Ruhe, Guenther ^b   Eberlein, Armin ^c  

^a Banha University ^*  (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Case study; COTS selection; COTS vs. requirements mismatch; MiHOS; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF; MISMATCH HANDLING; REQUIREMENTS MISMATCH;

REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

EID: 44249123815     PISSN: 09473602     EISSN: 1432010X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00766-008-0062-8     Document Type: Article

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