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Towards Lightweight Requirements Documentation
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Journal of Software Engineering and Applications·Volume 03 (2010)·Pages 882–889·Published 30 September 2010·DOI10.4236/jsea.2010.39103
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Abstract
Most requirements management processes and associated tools are designed for document-driven software development and are unlikely to be adopted for the needs of an agile software development team. We discuss how and what can make the traditional requirements documentation a lightweight process, and suitable for user requirements elicitation and analysis. We propose a reference model for requirements analysis and documentation and suggest what kind of requirements management tools are needed to support an agile software process. The approach and the reference model are demonstrated in Vixtory, a tool for requirements lightweight documentation in agile web application development.
KeywordsLightweightRequirements DocumentationRequirements Management ToolAgile Software Development
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