A First Step in Improving the Requirements Engineering Process by Using the Knowledge Management Perspective - Case Study from French Public Institute

Malika Grim-Yefsah

2014

Abstract

This paper argues that requirements engineering (RE) process is vital and key of success of an Information Systems Development (ISD). In French public institute, ISD project is produced by service provider and internal team. During this project, relevant context aspects are neglected. One aspect is incorrect and incomplete requirements specification. So the challenge is how to effectively transfer knowledge-related requirements from internal team to service provider. In this paper, first, we describe the state of practice of RE in a French public institute. Second, we describe who we address the requirements engineering from the perspective of knowledge management (KM). Finally, we discuss challenges knowledge transfer in RE process.

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Grim-Yefsah M. (2014). A First Step in Improving the Requirements Engineering Process by Using the Knowledge Management Perspective - Case Study from French Public Institute . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-050-5, pages 280-288. DOI: 10.5220/0005133602800288


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@conference{kmis14,
author={Malika Grim-Yefsah},
title={A First Step in Improving the Requirements Engineering Process by Using the Knowledge Management Perspective - Case Study from French Public Institute},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={280-288},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005133602800288},
isbn={978-989-758-050-5},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2014)
TI - A First Step in Improving the Requirements Engineering Process by Using the Knowledge Management Perspective - Case Study from French Public Institute
SN - 978-989-758-050-5
AU - Grim-Yefsah M.
PY - 2014
SP - 280
EP - 288
DO - 10.5220/0005133602800288