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This paper presents an empirical study in the requirement definition process using standardized process and product formats. The results indicate that the measurement of product quantities is useful for project management and evaluation. Previously empirical research of the requirement definition process was difficult, but it became easier in the field of governmental business system optimization because the Japanese government adopted standards. In this paper, the authors evaluate and compare results of 24 projects that gathered measurements and prove that the results of the previous authors’ study in one project can be generalized. In addition, the paper presents a study about the possibility of project evaluation using such standardized product measurements.
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Mitani, Y., Matsumura, T., Barker, M., Tsuruho, S., Inoue, K., Matsumoto, KI. (2008). An Empirical Study of Product Measurement in a Standardized Requirement Definition Process with 28 Japanese Government Software Projects. In: Dumke, R.R., Braungarten, R., Büren, G., Abran, A., Cuadrado-Gallego, J.J. (eds) Software Process and Product Measurement. Mensura MetriKon IWSM 2008 2008 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5338. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89403-2_22
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