Why Pakistani Software Companies don't use Best Practices for Requirement Engineering Processes

Abstract

Requirement engineering (RE) is initial and critical phase of software engineering. The success of software project is based on good requirement engineering practices. The purpose of requirement engineering practices is to elicit all intended user needs and document them for clarity of understanding and for future reference. In developing countries like Pakistan best RE practices are not fully used in software industry. In this study, major reasons for not using best RE practices are identified based on literature review of research work done related to RE in different countries. Literature review revealed that lack of knowledge of requirement engineering processes, lack of cost, lack of time are major factors behind not using RE practices in software development. A survey was conducted to base on factors identified to highlight major obstacles in way of using best requirement engineering practices in Pakistan. Survey results depicted the main issues are lack of budget, lack of time, lack of dedicated team and communication difficulties.