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A Systematic Mapping Study on Requirements Engineering in Software Ecosystems

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Aparna Vegendla,

Anh Nguyen Duc,

Guttorm SindreAuthors Info & Claims

Journal of Information Technology Research, Volume 11, Issue 1

Pages 49 - 69

https://doi.org/10.4018/JITR.2018010104

Published: 01 January 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Software ecosystems SECOs and open innovation processes have been claimed as a way forward for the software industry. A proper understanding of requirements is as important for SECOs as for more traditional ones. This article presents a mapping study on the issues of RE and quality aspects in SECOs. Our findings indicate that among the various phases or subtasks of RE, most of the SECO specific research has been accomplished on elicitation, analysis, and modeling. On the other hand, requirement selection, prioritization, verification, and traceability has attracted few published studies. Among the various quality attributes, most of the SECOs research has been performed on security, performance and testability. On the other hand, reliability, safety, maintainability, transparency, usability attracted few published studies. The article provides a review of the academic literature about SECO-related RE activities, modeling approaches, and quality attributes, positions the source publications in a taxonomy of issues and identifies gaps where there has been little research.

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