Abstract:
Stakeholders' understanding of what is expected of a
system evolves with the continuous review and
revision of the requirements document. Problems
arise when stakeholders have little understanding of
the domain or the initial document is poorly
structured. A Qualitative Systematic Approach to
Requirements Analysis (QSARA) was developed to
address these problems and others. An empirical
study was conducted to determine whether QSARA
achieved its objectives.
This paper details empirical study design, identifies
the resources allocated and presents statistical
analysis of data gathered during the study. Evidence
collected from seventy participants is also presented.
The evidence supports research hypotheses that
QSARA assists analysts to construct a more
complete description of a system feature and identify
interdependencies.
