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Third International Conference on Requirements Engineering (ICRE'98)
Transition Packages: An Experiment in Expediting the Introduction of Requirements Management
Colorado Springs, CO
April 06-April 10
ISBN: 0-8186-8356-2
Barbara Merrin, Software Engineering Institute
Abstract: We built a prototype "transition package" to determine if adoption of requirements management practices would be expedited by a suite of RM-specific materials for change agents. The transition package was a password-protected web site that included about 100 documents for use in both performing and introducing requirements management practices. These documents included examples, templates, checklists, and guidance materials. Three frameworks-document type, Software Capability Maturity ModelSM Common Feature, and technology transition process model-helped users make use of the documents. This paper describes the prototype, summarizes the data gathered from an evaluation by reviewers and piloting organizations, and comments on what the data reflect about the need for and use of technology to support requirements management. Finally, the potential of this approach for improving software technology adoption and process improvement within organizations is assessed based on these experiences
Index Terms:
Technology transfer, technology introduction, technology adoption, transition package, requirements management, Software Capability Maturity Model, diffusion of innovation
Citation:
Priscilla Fowler, Anita Carleton, Barbara Merrin, "Transition Packages: An Experiment in Expediting the Introduction of Requirements Management," icre, pp.0138, Third International Conference on Requirements Engineering (ICRE'98), 1998
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