Critical Proficiencies for Requirements Analysts: Reflect a Real-world Needs

N. A.

doi:10.34028/iajit

Article Details

Critical Proficiencies for Requirements Analysts: Reflect a Real-world Needs

Authors:

N. A.

Publisher:

Zarqa University, Jordan

Journal:

The International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT) Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.112-118

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/1970

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001388595

pISSN:

2309-4524

DOI:

10.34028/iajit

Keywords:

Abstract:

 Requirements Determination (RD) is regarded as a critical phase of software development, In particular, the 
involvement of human interaction with RD diversity increase of communication issues such as miscommunication, 
misunderstandings between stakeholders that impact on software projects time and cost. Therefore, the software analysts’ 
communication skills are a key factor in project success. Originally analysts’ responsibility is RD tasks, however, due to the 
variety and the number of tasks that need to be covered, as well as different skills for each task, the sphere of their job is 
usually extended. This study is explored analysts’ proficiencies in requirement determination. An Ethnography method has 
been used with software Development Company in order to investigate the analysts’ proficiencies. Our research design 
conducted through an interpretive philosophy using thematic analysis data-driven approach. We have found that 18 critical 
proficiencies are impacting situations in which requirement determination occurs. We propose that the analysts’ proficiencies 
are a set of activities between analysts and users in which requirement determination situations consists of gathering users’ 
initial requirements follow by deeply understanding of the users’ requirements. Surprisingly, knowledge of requirements 
analysis and design solution methodologies including the traditional approach did not seem to be critical proficiencies for 
requirements analysts. In another hand, knowledge of commercial software and business process for various types of 
commercial business seem to be one of the most important critical proficiencies for requirements analysts.

Article Details

Critical Proficiencies for Requirements Analysts: Reflect a Real-world Needs

Authors:

N. A.

Publisher:

Zarqa University, Jordan

Journal:

The International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT) Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.112-118

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/1970

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001388595

pISSN:

2309-4524

DOI:

10.34028/iajit

Requirements determination

analysts’ proficiencies

Issues

Article Details

Critical Proficiencies for Requirements Analysts: Reflect a Real-world Needs

Authors: N. A.

Publisher: Zarqa University, Jordan

Journal: The International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT) Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.112-118

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/1970

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001388595

pISSN: 2309-4524

DOI: 10.34028/iajit

Requirements determination

analysts’ proficiencies

Issues

Authors:

N. A.

Publisher:

Zarqa University, Jordan

Journal:

The International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT) Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.112-118

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/1970

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001388595

pISSN:

2309-4524

DOI:

10.34028/iajit