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A Detailed Analysis of the Influence of Saudi Arabia Culture on the Requirement Engineering Process

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Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering (ENASE 2018)

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Requirements Engineering (RE) process involves intensive communication and collaboration among software stakeholder members. Therefore, cultural values might influence both the RE process and its outcomes. The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of culture on the RE process in a context of a conservative culture: Saudi Arabia. Our goal is to understand how the RE process can be adapted, taking into account cultural aspects. We explored and analyzed the influence of Saudi culture though Hofstede’s cultural theory. The empirical data was collected through a pilot case study with Saudi requirements engineering practitioners and software engineering researchers. The results are discussed, with a particular focus on the cultural influences on RE activities and the high-level descriptive models of the RE process.

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We would like to thank participants for kindly accepting to participate in this research project. We appreciate their cooperation and engagement. The first author is supported by a scholarship from Taibah University in Saudi Arabia.

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    Tawfeeq Alsanoosy, Maria Spichkova & James Harland

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Alsanoosy, T., Spichkova, M., Harland, J. (2019). A Detailed Analysis of the Influence of Saudi Arabia Culture on the Requirement Engineering Process. In: Damiani, E., Spanoudakis, G., Maciaszek, L. (eds) Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering. ENASE 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1023. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22559-9_11

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