A survey of domain analysis techniques and domain reuse in Pakistan

Domain analysis has gained a lot of recognition during the past decade and continues to grow in popularity. Domain modeling encourages re-use in the development process right where re-use matters most, which is the requirement analysis phase itself. In today's competitive business environment, delivering a proven solution at a low cost within time requires the development to be structured around re-use. Domain analysis can be looked at from two different perspectives: either as part of the requirements engineering phase or as an activity so tightly integrated into the development process of the organization that it determines key strategies. Various domain analysis techniques help in engineering the development process around domain analysis so that it helps in maintaining software assets that can be reused in the various phases of the development process. The survey investigated how the domain analysis techniques were being used in Pakistan and revealed that there was a genera! lack of awareness among software practitioners.