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This paper presents exploratory survey results on Requirements Engineering (RE) practices of some software development companies in Malaysia. The survey attempted to identify patterns of RE practices the companies are implementing. Information required for the survey was obtained through a survey, mailed self-administered questionnaires distributed to project managers and software developers who are working at software development companies operated across the country. The results showed that the overall adoption of the RE practices in these companies is strong. However, the results also indicated that fewer companies in the survey have use appropriate CASE tools or software to support their RE process and practices, define traceability policies and maintain traceability manual in their projects.
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Solemon, B., Sahibuddin, S., Ghani, A.A.A. (2010). Adoption of Requirements Engineering Practices in Malaysian Software Development Companies. In: Kim, Th., Kim, HK., Khan, M.K., Kiumi, A., Fang, Wc., Ślęzak, D. (eds) Advances in Software Engineering. ASEA 2010. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 117. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17578-7_15
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