Examining the challenges of software development in an agile way, focusing on non-functional requirements

Yazdanpanah, Morteza

Examining the challenges of software development in an agile way, focusing on non-functional requirements

Document Type : Original Research Article

Author

morteza yazdanpanah

Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) officer and guard training university

Abstract

In this article, the challenges of software development in the agile method were examined by focusing on non-functional requirements. Non-functional requirements are an important research area that mainly occurs due to the frequency of project failures caused by ignoring the qualitative characteristics related to user values. In the investigations carried out, the increase in development cost and time, the decrease in system flexibility, the increase in complexity and the problems of maintenance and subsequent development, and finally the increase in security risks and software errors, including the damage of neglecting non-functional requirements, have been identified. Effective coordination and cooperation between development groups and other stakeholders have also been identified. It is very important. By following the best practices and non-functional requirements management methods, you can have a significant improvement in the software development process in an agile way with higher accuracy and quality. The study field of software engineering is considered as one of the attractive and practical fields. Undoubtedly, the research conducted in this field will expand day by day and will provide better results. Among the proposed fields for further relevant studies in this field, we can mention the examination of agile management models and methods and improvement of development processes.

Keywords

Software development

non-functional requirements

quality components. َAgile Method

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