An Improved Framework for Requirement Change Management in Global Software Development

Nasir Mehmood Minhas, Qurat-ul-Ain  , Zafar-ul-Islam  , Atika Zulfiqar

University Institute of Information Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

DOI: 10.4236/jsea.2014.79072                

Abstract

In this research, an improved framework for requirement change management in global software development (RCM_GSD) has been presented. The objective is to manage the change in requirement specifically in global software development in an appropriate manner. The proposed frame-work RCM_GSD follows the required processes of RCM and reduces the concerns of GSD. Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted for exploration of relevant research. During literature study, it is analyzed that the existing techniques of change management were not suitable for global software development (GSD). The change in requirements becomes more complicated in distributed environment due to the lack of communication and collaboration among globally dispersed stakeholders. The proposed model is compared with other models proposed in recent literature and analysis is made between them; feedback was obtained from the domain experts as well. The feedback and comparison results show that the proposed model provides an appropriate solution for requirement change management in GSD.

Keywords

Requirement Change Management (RCM), Global Software Development (GSD), Requirement Engineering

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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