%0 Journal Article %1 alzayed2021requirements %A Alzayed, Asaad %D 2021 %J International Journal of Software Engineering (IJSE) %K Cooperation Council, Engineering Engineering, Gulf Practices, Project Projects Requirements Software Success, %N 1 %P 1 - 26 %T Requirements Engineering: An Industrial Survey In The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries %U https://www.cscjournals.org/library/manuscriptinfo.php?mc=IJSE-175 %V 9 %X Studies on requirements engineering (RE) explicitly focusing on the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been scarce despite significant global attention. GCC-specific RE research studies are needed because of the unique cultural characteristics and common work ethics prevalent in GCC countries, as these countries get integrated with the globalization of software development. This study compares the state of RE practices within the six countries of the GCC, namely, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman, using six RE factors in order to assess whether: (1) the requirements were gathered by a particular method; (2) they were complete and accurate at the start of the project; (3) they were completed adequately; (4) the scope of the project was clearly defined; (5) the size of the project negatively affects requirements elicitation and (6) the customers and users made adequate time available for requirement gathering. Among the 163 software practitioners in the GCC countries surveyed, the results show that the RE practices are relatively similar among the six countries with only subtle differences. Initiating software-related projects with unclear requirements and undefined project scopes are the two major limitations of the RE practices among the survey participants. The results of this study contribute toward providing project managers and system analysts who are working globally and within the GCC countries with valuable decision-making tools to help them consider the identified RE techniques, methods, challenges, and their related risks, early in their software development projects.

@article{alzayed2021requirements, abstract = {Studies on requirements engineering (RE) explicitly focusing on the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been scarce despite significant global attention. GCC-specific RE research studies are needed because of the unique cultural characteristics and common work ethics prevalent in GCC countries, as these countries get integrated with the globalization of software development. This study compares the state of RE practices within the six countries of the GCC, namely, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman, using six RE factors in order to assess whether: (1) the requirements were gathered by a particular method; (2) they were complete and accurate at the start of the project; (3) they were completed adequately; (4) the scope of the project was clearly defined; (5) the size of the project negatively affects requirements elicitation and (6) the customers and users made adequate time available for requirement gathering. Among the 163 software practitioners in the GCC countries surveyed, the results show that the RE practices are relatively similar among the six countries with only subtle differences. Initiating software-related projects with unclear requirements and undefined project scopes are the two major limitations of the RE practices among the survey participants. The results of this study contribute toward providing project managers and system analysts who are working globally and within the GCC countries with valuable decision-making tools to help them consider the identified RE techniques, methods, challenges, and their related risks, early in their software development projects.}, added-at = {2021-06-24T23:30:34.000+0200}, author = {Alzayed, Asaad}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/297c686083349a801333551f3701a7d40/cscjournals}, interhash = {bb2c3b6afc6a01b6a5ab3965f62d0fc1}, intrahash = {97c686083349a801333551f3701a7d40}, issn = {2180-1320}, journal = {International Journal of Software Engineering (IJSE)}, keywords = {Cooperation Council, Engineering Engineering, Gulf Practices, Project Projects Requirements Software Success,}, language = {English}, month = {February}, number = 1, pages = {1 - 26}, timestamp = {2021-06-24T23:30:34.000+0200}, title = {Requirements Engineering: An Industrial Survey In The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries}, url = {https://www.cscjournals.org/library/manuscriptinfo.php?mc=IJSE-175}, volume = 9, year = 2021 }