Hatim Elhassan¹, Mohammed Abaker¹, Abdelzahir Abdelmaboud², Mohammed Burhanur Rehman^1,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.33, No.1, pp. 259-273, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.023750

Abstract The research community has well recognized the importance of requirement elicitation. Recent research has shown the continuous decreasing success rate of IS projects in the last five years due to the complexity of the requirement conflict refinement process. Requirement conflict is at the heart of requirement elicitation. It is also considered the prime reason for deciding the success or failure of the intended Information System (IS) project. This paper introduces the requirements conflict detection automation model based on the Mean shift clustering unsupervised machine learning model. It utilizes the advantages of Artificial Intelligence in detecting and classifying the requirement conflicts… More >

Maysoon Aldekhail¹, Marwah Almasri^2,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.2, pp. 469-489, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.018269

Abstract Considerable research has demonstrated how effective requirements engineering is critical for the success of software projects. Requirements engineering has been established and recognized as one of the most important aspects of software engineering as of late. It is noteworthy to mention that requirement consistency is a critical factor in project success, and conflicts in requirements lead to waste of cost, time, and effort. A considerable number of research studies have shown the risks and problems caused by working with requirements that are in conflict with other requirements. These risks include running overtime or over budget, which may lead to project… More >

Qusai Y. Shambour^*, Abdelrahman H. Hussein, Qasem M. Kharma, Mosleh M. Abualhaj

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.1, pp. 113-125, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.017221

Abstract Requirements engineering (RE) is among the most valuable and critical processes in software development. The quality of this process significantly affects the success of a software project. An important step in RE is requirements elicitation, which involves collecting project-related requirements from different sources. Repositories of reusable requirements are typically important sources of an increasing number of reusable software requirements. However, the process of searching such repositories to collect valuable project-related requirements is time-consuming and difficult to perform accurately. Recommender systems have been widely recognized as an effective solution to such problem. Accordingly, this study proposes an effective hybrid content-based collaborative… More >

Huma Hayat Khan^1,*, Muhammad Noman Malik², Youseef Alotaibi³, Abdulmajeed Alsufyani⁴, Saleh Alghamdi⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.39, No.2, pp. 221-236, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016510

Abstract Software crowdsourcing (SW CS) is an evolving software development paradigm, in which crowds of people are asked to solve various problems through an open call (with the encouragement of prizes for the top solutions). Because of its dynamic nature, SW CS has been progressively accepted and adopted in the software industry. However, issues pertinent to the understanding of requirements among crowds of people and requirements engineers are yet to be clarified and explained. If the requirements are not clear to the development team, it has a significant effect on the quality of the software product. This study aims to identify… More >

Yoosef B. Abushark¹, Asif Irshad Khan^1,*, Fawaz Jaber Alsolami¹, Abdulmohsen Almalawi¹, Md Mottahir Alam², Alka Agrawal³, Rajeev Kumar^3,4, Raees Ahmad Khan³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.1, pp. 1203-1218, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.016610

Abstract Most of the security strategies today are primarily designed to provide security protection, rather than to solve one of the basic security issues related to adequate software product architecture. Several models, frameworks and methodologies have been introduced by the researchers for a secure and sustainable software development life cycle. Therefore it is important to assess the usability of the popular security requirements engineering (SRE) approaches. A significant factor in the management and handling of successful security requirements is the assessment of security requirements engineering method performance. This assessment will allow changes to the engineering process of security requirements. The consistency… More >

Tauqeer ul Amin^1,*, Basit Shahzad¹, Fazal-e-Amin², Muhammad Shoaib²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2665-2680, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013263

Abstract Requirements elicitation is a fundamental phase of software development in which an analyst discovers the needs of different stakeholders and transforms them into requirements. This phase is cost- and time-intensive, and a project may fail if there are excessive costs and schedule overruns. COVID-19 has affected the software industry by reducing interactions between developers and customers. Such a lack of interaction is a key reason for the failure of software projects. Projects can also fail when customers do not know precisely what they want. Furthermore, selecting the unsuitable elicitation technique can also cause project failure. The present study, therefore, aimed… More >