A review of the impact on XP methodology of business model inclusion in requirements elicitation
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https://doi.org/10.18046/syt.v13i33.2080Keywords:
Software, requirements elicitation, eXtreme programming, business process management notation, user stories, software metrics.Abstract
XP (eXtreme Programming) agile methodology uses the User Stories as a requirements elicitation strategy. The user stories are based on natural language, which may cause some misunderstanding and miscomprehension problems between software development team and stakeholders. The paper proposes the inclusion of Business Process Models (BPN) in the XP methodology as an alternative to user stories, seeking to improve the quality and quantity of the information collected. The proposal was evaluated using user stories vs. BPN in 11 projects during all phases proposed by XP. Both strategies –and their effectiveness– were analyzed through software metrics, in order to demonstrate the improvement in the development process. By applying software metrics, it was shown that the use of BPN: improves communication between analysts and others involved, increase approval rate of customer requirements, shortens delivery requirement, fewer changes are made in each iteration and a lower percentage of defects are found by the stakeholder, regarding the use of user stories.References
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Kazi, L., Radosav, D., Nikolic, M., & Chotaliya, N. (2011). Balanced scorecard framework in software project monitoring. Journal of Engineering Management and Competitiveness (JEMC), 1(1-2), 51-56.
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Ottensooser, A., Fekete, A., Reijers, H. A., Mendling, J., & Menictas, C. (2012). Making sense of business process descriptions: An experimental comparison of graphical and textual notations. Journal of Systems and Software, 85(3), 596–606. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2011.09.023
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Pino, F. J. (2010). Assessment methodology for software process improvement in small organizations. Information and Software Technology, 52, 1044–1061.
Pohl, K. (2010). Requirements engineering: fundamentals, principles and techniques. Berlin-Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag.
Qasaimeh, M. (2011). Extending extreme programming user stories to meet ISO 9001 formality requirements. Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, 4 (11), 626-638.
Schneider, F., Naughton, H., & Berenbach, B. (2012). A modeling language to support early lifecycle requirements modeling for systems engineering. Procedia Computer Science, 8, 201-206. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2012.01.043
Stephens, B. M. (2002). The case against extreme programming [on-line]. Retrieved from http://www.lyee-project.soft.iwate-pu.ac.jp/en/workplan/kb/library/xp/documents/papers/s2001.pdf
Suaza, K.V. (2013). Definición de equivalencias entre historias de usuario y especificaciones en UN - LENCEP para el desarrollo ágil de software [Thesis]. Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Medellín, Colombia.
Thiyagarajan, P. S. & Verma, S. (2009). A closer look at extreme programming (XP) with an onsite-offshore model to develop software projects using XP methodology. In Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (Vol. 16, pp. 166-180). Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-01856-5_12
Tong, K. I. (2010). Managing software projects with user stories. In Essential Skills for Agile Development (pp. 217–252). Xangai, Macau: Macau Productivity and Technology Center (CPTTM).
Wong, P. Y., & Gibbons, J. (2011). Formalizations and applications of BPMN. Science of Computer Programming, 76(8), 633-650.
Zheng, G. (2012). Implementing a business process management system applying Agile development methodology: A real-world case study [Thesis]. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam: The Netherlands
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