A requirements interaction detection process guide

Abstract

One of the most challenging tasks in requirements engineering is the establishment of guidelines of when and how to use certain requirements engineering processes within the project context. Requirements interaction detection, as a requirements engineering activity, still lacks the definition of precise guidelines for when and how to apply the different detection techniques. The novelties described in this paper are twofold: first, this paper presents an overall framework for requirements interaction detection along with guidelines on what techniques to use for a given project. Second, this paper explicitly links project characteristics with the practices and techniques of requirements interaction detection. The aim of this paper is to show how requirements interaction detection needs to be an integral part of RE process development.