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Requirements in the wild: How small companies do it

Requirements in the wild: How small companies do it

by Jorge Aranda, Steve Easterbrook, and Greg Wilson "This case study found evidence that small software companies have a number of characteristics that distinguish their requirements processes from those of large corporations. These findings challenge many of the common assumptions underlying requirements engineering research. The findings lead us to offer the following recommendations for the requirements engineering research community: State the context: Proposed requirements techniques may be ideal for certain contexts, and unhelpful for others. It is important to understand and to state the contexts in which a technique provides the greatest benefit to its users. Connect RE research to business and social concerns: Requirements practices in small companies are closely tied to culture and business strategy..."

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