Research on “Non-Issues” – Difficulties of Empirical Research on the Requirements Engineering & Management Process at the Client’s Site. Some Notes from an Explorative Study

Abstract

This paper reports the diffic ulties of recruiting participants at the client’s site in an empirical project on requirements engineering & management. The author discusses the origins of the problems and some stated reasons for the participation. These results lead in a short discussion about the improvement of empirical research on the requirements engineering & management process at the client’s site.