A Comparison of Questionnaire-Based and GUI-Based Requirements Gathering

: Software development includes gathering information about tasks, work practices and design options from users. Traditionally requirements gathering takes two forms. Interviews and Participatory Design (PD) practices gather rich information about the task and the domain but require face-to-face communication between the software engineers and the users. When such communication is not possible traditional software engineering frequently relies on questionnaires and other paper-based methods. Unfortunately, questionnaires often fail to capture implicit aspects of user tasks that may be identified through oneon-one interactions. This project investigates a method of gathering requirements whereby users, working independent of software engineers, construct rough interfaces augmented with textual argumentation. Our initial study has compared the use of GRC with questionnaire-based requirements gathering. Requirements Gathering from End Users Requirements gathering is a prerequisite for any...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: KBSE
• Authors: J. Michael Moore, Frank M. Shipman III
• Keywords: KBSE 2000, Requirements, Requirements Gathering, Software Engineering, Software Engineers