Current Proceedings on Technology

Yazarlar: Marfizah Abdul Rahman, Rozilawati Razali, Dalbir Singh

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Requirements change,Change management,Impact analysis

Özet: Requirements change in software is inevitable due to the dynamic needs of business process and environment. This change needs to be managed accordingly by determining the influencing elements as well as assessing their impacts to the current environment through impact analysis. This critical task is accomplished by a dedicated team, namely Change Control Board (CCB). In essence, an impact analysis helps CCB to visualize the potential impacts of change towards organization before implementing them. This is vital because an improper analysis may not only affect project but also organization sustainability. Previous studies have identified some contributing elements for requirements change. However, they are isolated and disintegrated between technical and non-technical perspectives that cause impact analyses to be difficult. This paper therefore collated the necessary elements for requirements change impact analysis that encompasses both perspectives. The elements were identified through reviews and were analysed by using content analysis. The elements form a conceptual model for requirements change impact analysis. The model illustrates the relationships between elements, which is important to assess the impacts of requirements change. The model can be used by CCB as a guide to decide the way forward a particular requirements change request.

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