StakeSource2.0: using social networks of stakeholders to identify and prioritise requirements

Software projects typically rely on system analysts to conduct requirements elicitation, an approach potentially costly for large projects with many stakeholders and requirements. This paper describes StakeSource2.0, a web-based tool that uses social networks and collaborative filtering, a “crowdsourcing” approach, to identify and prioritise stakeholders and their requirements. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.8 [Software Engineering]: Requirements/Specifications General Terms Management, Documentation, Human Factors. Keywords Requirements elicitation, social networks, collaborative filtering.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: ICSE
• Authors: Soo Ling Lim, Daniela Damian, Anthony Finkelstein
• Keywords: ICSE 2011, Social Networks, Software Engineering, Subject Descriptors, System Analysts