Pre-Elicitation Processes Hierarchy For GSD Based Requirements Elicitation Frameworks

The requirements elicitation is considered as one of the most critical tasks performed during the whole requirements engineering process. The requirements elicitation frameworks define a systematic structured way to perform requirements elicitation task during software development projects. The requirements elicitation in global software development projects becomes a more challenging task due to the high diversity in its participants. The pre-elicitation processes can be customized to better plane the requirements elicitation process for global software development contexts. This article presents a structured hierarchy of pre-elicitation processes for global software development-based requirements elicitation frameworks. The presented pre-elicitation processes hierarchy can be customized to apply for traditional requirements elicitation frameworks used for inhouse software development contexts.