'Requirements Management: setting the course for a complex process'

Klausen, Jeppe ; Varma, Gauri ; Andersen, Karsten Stig ; Hvid, Louise Dalum

4. term (INF10 - Master Thesis)

Informatics, Master

2006

Projektet undersøger kravstyring i udvikling af informationssystemer og sammenligner plan-drevne tilgange (med detaljeret planlægning på forhånd) med agile tilgange (der tilpasser sig, når behov ændrer sig). For at tilbyde alternative perspektiver introduceres fire paradigmer, forstået som overordnede måder at tænke udvikling på, illustreret gennem fire projektlederroller. Et projektforslag tildeles den 'funktionalistiske' projektleder og diskuteres derefter blandt alle fire for at nuancere forståelsen af projektet. Diskussionen munder ud i valget af en forfinet version af objektorienteret analyse og design (OOA&D). Projektet er opdelt i tre dele: (1) en gennemgang af akademisk litteratur om krav, der udvikler sig og ændrer sig; (2) en rejse, der følger de fire projektledere i deres søgen efter en egnet udviklingsmetode; og (3) refleksioner, litteraturkritik og emner til videre forskning.

This project examines requirements management in information systems development, comparing plan-driven approaches (with detailed upfront planning) and agile approaches (which adapt as needs change). To offer alternative perspectives, it introduces four paradigms—broad ways of thinking about development—illustrated through four project manager roles. A project proposal is assigned to the 'functionalist' project manager and then discussed among all four to deepen the understanding of the project. The discussion results in choosing a refined version of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA&D). The project is structured in three parts: (1) a review of academic work on evolving and changing requirements; (2) a journey following the four project managers in search of a suitable development method; and (3) reflections, critique of the literature, and topics for future research.

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