Change requirement management issues for a large software development projects

Abstract

There are no major organizations that are free from the challenges of initiating, developing and implementing effective software changes management. Only few project managers got the ability to manage the change efficiently. As a result, software practitioners recognize that strategic change is not temporary issues but it is continued process. Software Change requirement management approach is required for constantly evolving systems to support the comprehension, implementation, and evaluation of changes. A lot of research efforts have been spent on this subject over the last twenty years, and many approaches were published likewise. But, there has not been an extensive attempt made to develop an approach that can support current software change requirement management in practice. Therefore, this paper examines issues of software change requirement management approach and investigates and compares current practice issues of a software change requirement management approach, examining their strengths and weaknesses. It also reviews existing popular tools and models of software change requirement management and how it supports to the current software change managements. Finally, it will identify existing issues of current processes and suggests the need of proper approach that can support to the current practice.