Process modeling proposal to support the implementation of the MPS.BR requirements management process

• Autor(a) principal: Lamonica Barreto, Deivison
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Rangel de Matos, Mariane, F. Garcez , Luiz Carlos, Vasconcelos Silva, Simone, Pires Vieira de Vasconcelos, Aline, Sardinha Cordeiro Morais, Alline
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Sistemas & Gestão
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistasg.uff.br/sg/article/view/1637

Highlights: The quality of requirements is of great importance for the success of a software, both in relation to its operation and the costs involved in the development process. Requirements Management is an important process of software engineering and the present work presents an approach on requirements quality with focus on the Requirements Management Process (RMP), present in the G level of the MPS.BR (Brazilian Software Process Improvement). The MPS.BR software reference model brings the results to be achieved; however, they are difficult to implement because they do not present instructions on how to reach these results. The modeling of processes, through visual models, can be used as a facilitator for the understanding and execution of these results. Objective: This work proposes the modeling of activities and subprocesses, through the BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation), necessary to achieve each of the expected results in the RMP, where such modeling seeks to support the professionals who work in the implementation of the RMP for software development projects. Methodology: It is divided into four steps: (i) Stage I - bibliographic review, (ii) Stage II - documental analysis of MPS.BR guides, (iii) Stage III - process modeling through the BPMN for the GRE at the MPS.BR G level, and (iv) validation of the modeling proposed through research with professionals who work in areas related to ICT (Information and Communication Technology). Results: The sample of professionals who validated the proposed models generated results deemed satisfactory for improving the understanding of the activities necessary for implementing requirements management in software development projects. Practical Implications: This work is mainly intended to facilitate the execution of the expected results of the RMP. Originality: process modeling is presented as a visual means to define the activities necessary to achieve the processes proposed in standards and/or guidelines.