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ASEA 2010: Advances in Software Engineering pp 141–150Cite as

Adoption of Requirements Engineering Practices in Malaysian Software Development Companies

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Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 117))

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This paper presents exploratory survey results on Requirements Engineering (RE) practices of some software development companies in Malaysia. The survey attempted to identify patterns of RE practices the companies are implementing. Information required for the survey was obtained through a survey, mailed self-administered questionnaires distributed to project managers and software developers who are working at software development companies operated across the country. The results showed that the overall adoption of the RE practices in these companies is strong. However, the results also indicated that fewer companies in the survey have use appropriate CASE tools or software to support their RE process and practices, define traceability policies and maintain traceability manual in their projects.

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  1. College of IT, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Km 7 Jalan Kajang-Puchong, 43009, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Badariah Solemon

  2. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Shamsul Sahibuddin

  3. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

    Abdul Azim Abd Ghani

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  1. Hannam University, Daejeon, South Korea

    Tai-hoon Kim

  2. Catholic University of Daegu, 330, Hayangup, Kyungsan, Kyungbuk, Korea

    Haeng-Kon Kim

  3. King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Muhammad Khurram Khan

  4. University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA

    Akingbehin Kiumi

  5. National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Wai-chi Fang

  6. University of Warsaw, and Infobright, Warsaw, Poland

    Dominik Ślęzak

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Solemon, B., Sahibuddin, S., Ghani, A.A.A. (2010). Adoption of Requirements Engineering Practices in Malaysian Software Development Companies. In: Kim, Th., Kim, HK., Khan, M.K., Kiumi, A., Fang, Wc., Ślęzak, D. (eds) Advances in Software Engineering. ASEA 2010. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 117. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17578-7_15

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