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dc.contributor.authorFranch Gutiérrez, Javier
dc.contributor.authorMéndez Fernández, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorVogelsang, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorHeldal, Rogardt
dc.contributor.authorKnauss, Eric
dc.contributor.authorOriol Hilari, Marc
dc.contributor.authorTravassos, Guilherme H.
dc.contributor.authorCarver, Jeffrey C.
dc.contributor.authorZimmermann, Thomas
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de Serveis i Sistemes d'Informació
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-25T08:38:44Z
dc.date.available2021-02-25T08:38:44Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-01
dc.identifier.citationFranch, X. [et al.]. How do practitioners perceive the relevance of Requirements Engineering research? "IEEE transactions on software engineering", 1 Juny 2022, vol. 48, núm. 6, p. 1947-1964.
dc.identifier.issn0098-5589
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/340471
dc.description.abstractContext: The relevance of Requirements Engineering (RE) research to practitioners is vital for a long-term dissemination of research results to everyday practice. Some authors have speculated about a mismatch between research and practice in the RE discipline. However, there is not much evidence to support or refute this perception. Objective: This paper presents the results of a study aimed at gathering evidence from practitioners about their perception of the relevance of RE research and at understanding the factors that influence that perception. Method: We conducted a questionnaire-based survey of industry practitioners with expertise in RE. The participants rated the perceived relevance of 435 scientific papers presented at five top RE-related conferences. Results: The 153 participants provided a total of 2,164 ratings. The practitioners rated RE research as essential or worthwhile in a majority of cases. However, the percentage of non-positive ratings is still higher than we would like. Among the factors that affect the perception of relevance are the paper?s links to industry, the research method used, and respondents? roles. The reasons for positive perceptions were primarily related to the relevance of the problem and the soundness of the solution, while the causes for negative perceptions were more varied. The respondents also provided suggestions for future research, including topics researchers have studied for decades, like elicitation or requirement quality criteria. Conclusions: The study is valuable for both researchers and practitioners. Researchers can use the reasons respondents gave for positive and negative perceptions and the suggested research topics to help make their research more appealing to practitioners and thus more prone to industry adoption. Practitioners can benefit from the overall view of contemporary RE research by learning about research topics that they may not be familiar with, and compare their perception with those of their colleagues to self-assess their positioning towards more academic research.
dc.description.sponsorshipX. Franch’s work was partially supported by the Spanish project GENESIS TIN2016-79269-R. D. Mendez’ work was partially supported by the KKS foundation through the S.E.R.T. Research Profile project at Blekinge Institute of Technology. G.H. Travassos’ work is partically supported by CNPq (grant 304234/2018-4).
dc.format.extent17 p.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Enginyeria del software
dc.subject.lcshRequirements engineering -- Research
dc.subject.otherSurvey
dc.subject.otherImpact of research
dc.subject.otherPractitioners’ perception
dc.titleHow do practitioners perceive the relevance of Requirements Engineering research?
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.lemacEnginyeria de requisits -- Investigació
dc.contributor.groupUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. inSSIDE - integrated Software, Service, Information and Data Engineering
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/TSE.2020.3042747
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9282205
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
local.identifier.drac30431974
dc.description.versionPostprint (author's final draft)
dc.relation.projectidinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/1PE/TIN2016-79269-R
local.citation.authorFranch, X.; Méndez, D.; Vogelsang, A.; Heldal, R.; Knauss, E.; Oriol, M.; Travassos, G.; Carver, J. C.; Zimmermann, T.
local.citation.publicationNameIEEE transactions on software engineering
local.citation.volume48
local.citation.number6
local.citation.startingPage1947
local.citation.endingPage1964


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