New requirements prioritization based on customer historical profiles

Prioritization of new requirements to implement in software is a key point for maintenance and preservation of quality, observing business rules and standards of the company. The tools for prioritization, based on probed and recognized techniques require pre-qualify each requirement. If the company has several requests from customers of a product, increase the factors that affect it. The tools do not include these aspects of the complex task of qualifying. This research started with a survey of the methods of prioritization and selection of new requirements used by software development companies in the area of Rosario; and culminated with the definition of a methodology for prioritization of new requirements. These involves the analysis and evaluation of all the factors and consequences of implementing the selected requirements in the software product. The methodology includes the financial criteria and business rules of the company, and other quality values defined by its managers.