Requirements Prioritization in Market-Driven Software: A Survey Based on Large Numbers of Stakeholders and Requirements

The launch of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software on the market requires careful planning, which incorporates a requirements prioritization process. Although there are numerous prioritization techniques, few satisfy quality criteria such as scalability, efficiency and ease of use. This research presents a survey of COTS software requirements prioritization to be potentially used by thousands of users. The HCV (Hierarchical Cumulative Voting) requirements prioritization technique was addressed and applied through a web questionnaire directly to potential users. At the end, 80 respondents sent the questionnaire and a score of requirements in ratio scale of measurement was obtained. It was found that the technique applied can respond positively to the needs and characteristics of Market-Driven Software Development, in similar situations to those described.