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International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems

ICCBSS 2004: COTS-Based Software Systems pp 146–158Cite as

A Wish List for Requirements Engineering for COTS-Based Information Systems

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This paper summarizes the main achievements of a research whose main goal was to investigate the current state-of-art in the field of requirements engineering for COTS-based systems. For this purpose, we have reviewed the most relevant contributions in this field over the last 10 years have been considered. After analyzing these research contributions, we defined a scenario composed by a number of punctual but relevant contributions and a number of methodological approaches coping with the requirements definitions for such systems. Finally, on the basis of this scenario, a Wish List of desirable features of a hypothetical approach has been defined and compared against the current situation. This list may act as an empirical means for evaluating new approaches addressing RE for COTS-based systems, and bases its foundations on the current needs pointed out by the major experts in this field.

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  1. HOC – Hypermedia Open Center Department of Electronics and Information, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133, Milano, (Italy)

    Vito Perrone

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  1. Department of Information Technology Management, University of Hawaii, 96825, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Rick Kazman

  2. Information Technology Management, University Hawaii, 96822, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    Daniel Port

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Perrone, V. (2004). A Wish List for Requirements Engineering for COTS-Based Information Systems. In: Kazman, R., Port, D. (eds) COTS-Based Software Systems. ICCBSS 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2959. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24645-9_26

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