Paving the Way to a Software-Supported Requirements Prioritization in Distributed Scrum Projects

Both, agile software development (e.g., Scrum) and the geographical distribution of project stakeholders have gained increasing significance in recent years. Establishing agile methods in distributed software development projects challenges science and practice as the characteristics of agile software development are not compatible with distributed project environments. Especially the task of requirements prioritization that incorporates a significant role in Scrum and that requires high communication and collaboration between stakeholders lacks an extensive software-supported methodology. This research-in-progress paper presents the first three steps of a design science research project. Based on an initial literature review combined with expert interviews addressing two software companies, the paper presents issues, requirements, and solution characteristics. Finally, it proposes a solution concept in form of a process model. These artifacts offer a solid foundation for further research, especially instantiating and evaluating the concept using a functional software prototype.CCS CONCEPTS• Software and its engineering → Software creation and management; • Information systems;