Requirements engineering current practice and capability in small and medium software development enterprises in New Zealand
This study addresses the problem of assessing and improving requirements engineering capabilities for software development companies in New Zealand, but it is incremental as it builds on existing frameworks and regional comparisons.
The paper investigates requirements engineering practices in small and medium software development enterprises in New Zealand, finding that current practices are analyzed and compared against international best practices and previous regional studies.
This paper presents research on current industry practices with respect to requirements engineering as implemented within software development companies in New Zealand. A survey instrument is designed and deployed. The results are analysed and compared against what is internationally considered "best practice" and previous New Zealand and Australian studies. An attempt is made to assess the requirements engineering capability of New Zealand companies using both formal and informal frameworks.