Computer-mediated communication to support distributed requirements elicitations and negotiations tasks

Empirical Software Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 640-674

  Calefato, Fabio ^a   Damian, Daniela ^b   Lanubile, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Empirical study; Global software development; Requirements elicitations; Requirements negotiations; Synchronous media selection; Task technology fit

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; MEDIA SELECTION; REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION; REQUIREMENTS NEGOTIATION; TASK TECHNOLOGY FIT;

GROUP THEORY; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84868358706     PISSN: 13823256     EISSN: 15737616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10664-011-9179-3     Document Type: Article

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