Making Mobile Requirements Engineering Tools Usable and Useful

Maiden, Neil A. M.; Seyff, Norbert; GrÃ¼nbacher, Paul; Otojare, Omo; Mitteregger, Karl

doi:10.1109/RE.2006.38

Making Mobile Requirements Engineering Tools Usable and Useful

by Neil A. M. Maiden, Norbert Seyff, Paul GrÃ¼nbacher, Omo Otojare, Karl Mitteregger

Abstract:

Recent advances in mobile computing technologies mean that mobile tools have the potential to support scenario-based techniques in the workplace, with potential benefits to requirements processes. However, mobile requirements engineering (RE) tools are a new idea, and little is known about their advantages and weaknesses. This paper reports empirical research to explore the use of mobile RE tools in practice. It describes a mobile scenario tool that we developed to discover requirements directly in the user's work context. It also describes the results from 3 evaluation studies that demonstrate that these tools can support workplace requirements discovery and documentation, although mobile RE tools pose new challenges that remain to be overcome

Reference:

Neil A. M. Maiden, Norbert Seyff, Paul GrÃ¼nbacher, Omo Otojare, Karl Mitteregger, "Making Mobile Requirements Engineering Tools Usable and Useful", IEEE Computer Society, pp. 26-35, 2006.

Bibtex Entry:

@Conference{Maiden2006,
  Title                    = {Making Mobile Requirements Engineering Tools Usable and Useful},
  Author                   = {Neil A. M. Maiden and Norbert Seyff and Paul GrÃ¼nbacher and Omo Otojare and Karl Mitteregger},
  Booktitle                = {Proceedings 14th IEEE Int'l Conference on Requirements Engineering (RE 2006), 11-15 September, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota, USA},
  Year                     = {2006},
  Pages                    = {26-35},
  Publisher                = {IEEE Computer Society},

  Abstract                 = {Recent advances in mobile computing technologies mean that mobile tools have the potential to support scenario-based techniques in the workplace, with potential benefits to requirements processes. However, mobile requirements engineering (RE) tools are a new idea, and little is known about their advantages and weaknesses. This paper reports empirical research to explore the use of mobile RE tools in practice. It describes a mobile scenario tool that we developed to discover requirements directly in the user's work context. It also describes the results from 3 evaluation studies that demonstrate that these tools can support workplace requirements discovery and documentation, although mobile RE tools pose new challenges that remain to be overcome},
  Doi                      = {10.1109/RE.2006.38},
  ISBN                     = {0-7695-2555-5},
  Researchr                = {http://researchr.org/publication/MaidenSGOM06},
  Tags                     = {requirements engineering, mobile}
}