Selecting an appropriate framework for value-based requirements prioritization

There are usually more requirements than feasible in a given schedule. Thus, it's imperative to be able to choose the most valuable ones for implementation to ensure the delivery of a high value software system. There are myriad requirements prioritization frameworks and selecting the most appropriate one is a decision problem in its own right. In this paper we present our approach in selecting the most appropriate value based requirements prioritization framework as per the requirements of our stakeholders. Based on our analysis a single framework was selected, validated by requirements engineers and project managers and deployed for company-wide use by a major IT player in India.

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