{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2036087008","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icsm.2012.6405269","title":"Assessing the effect of requirements traceability for software maintenance","display_name":"Assessing the effect of requirements traceability for software maintenance","publication_year":2012,"publication_date":"2012-09-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2036087008","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icsm.2012.6405269","mag":"2036087008"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/icsm.2012.6405269","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icsm.2012.6405269","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2012 28th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5063243817","display_name":"Patrick M\u00e4der","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6871-2707"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I121883995","display_name":"Johannes Kepler University of Linz","ror":"https://ror.org/052r2xn60","country_code":"AT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I121883995"]}],"countries":["AT"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Patrick M\u00e4der","raw_affiliation_strings":["Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation (SEA) Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria","Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation (SEA), Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation (SEA) Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I121883995"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation (SEA), Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I121883995"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5057561309","display_name":"Alexander Egyed","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3128-5427"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I121883995","display_name":"Johannes Kepler University of Linz","ror":"https://ror.org/052r2xn60","country_code":"AT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I121883995"]}],"countries":["AT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Alexander Egyed","raw_affiliation_strings":["Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation (SEA) Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria","Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation (SEA), Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation (SEA) Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I121883995"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation (SEA), Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I121883995"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5063243817"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I121883995"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":15.4133,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":47,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.98724035,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"171","last_page":"180"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10430","display_name":"Software Engineering Techniques and Practices","score":0.9991000294685364,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12423","display_name":"Software Reliability and Analysis Research","score":0.9990000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/traceability","display_name":"Traceability","score":0.9606324434280396},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/requirements-traceability","display_name":"Requirements traceability","score":0.8022331595420837},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6136741042137146},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.5410645604133606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-maintenance","display_name":"Software maintenance","score":0.5410515069961548},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/risk-analysis","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","score":0.4810183644294739},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quality","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","score":0.454720675945282},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reliability-engineering","display_name":"Reliability engineering","score":0.4524967074394226},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-development","display_name":"Software development","score":0.438963919878006},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.43079686164855957},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/change-impact-analysis","display_name":"Change impact analysis","score":0.41239798069000244},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process-management","display_name":"Process management","score":0.33006638288497925},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.20867928862571716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/requirement","display_name":"Requirement","score":0.17528453469276428},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business","display_name":"Business","score":0.09936192631721497},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.09186184406280518}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153876917","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899704","display_name":"Traceability","level":2,"score":0.9606324434280396},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C35084680","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q848201","display_name":"Requirements traceability","level":5,"score":0.8022331595420837},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6136741042137146},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.5410645604133606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C101317890","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q940053","display_name":"Software maintenance","level":4,"score":0.5410515069961548},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112930515","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4389547","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","level":1,"score":0.4810183644294739},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779530757","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207505","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.454720675945282},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C200601418","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2193887","display_name":"Reliability engineering","level":1,"score":0.4524967074394226},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C529173508","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638608","display_name":"Software development","level":3,"score":0.438963919878006},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.43079686164855957},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C164691408","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5071844","display_name":"Change impact analysis","level":3,"score":0.41239798069000244},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C195094911","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14167904","display_name":"Process management","level":1,"score":0.33006638288497925},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.20867928862571716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C135475081","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q774228","display_name":"Requirement","level":4,"score":0.17528453469276428},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.09936192631721497},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.09186184406280518},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/icsm.2012.6405269","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icsm.2012.6405269","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2012 28th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.361.6997","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.361.6997","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"http://www.alexander-egyed.com/publications/ICSM2012_maeder_egyed_AssessingEffectOfRequirementsTraceability.pdf","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","score":0.5600000023841858,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":20,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1494251906","https://openalex.org/W1535381460","https://openalex.org/W1995649658","https://openalex.org/W2006243151","https://openalex.org/W2031321083","https://openalex.org/W2045895677","https://openalex.org/W2068965694","https://openalex.org/W2095226306","https://openalex.org/W2099358823","https://openalex.org/W2105433727","https://openalex.org/W2118114837","https://openalex.org/W2129559874","https://openalex.org/W2136032210","https://openalex.org/W2159007507","https://openalex.org/W2167890834","https://openalex.org/W2536461507","https://openalex.org/W2973518926","https://openalex.org/W4229861793","https://openalex.org/W4234633868","https://openalex.org/W4237460980"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W3139687496","https://openalex.org/W2537685693","https://openalex.org/W1203831901","https://openalex.org/W3197095895","https://openalex.org/W4287028834","https://openalex.org/W2025502681","https://openalex.org/W3187151826","https://openalex.org/W2160548732","https://openalex.org/W2140183936","https://openalex.org/W2060866317"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Advocates":[0],"of":[1,32,46,78],"requirements":[2,33,47],"traceability":[3,48,94,114,143,152],"regularly":[4],"cite":[5],"advantages":[6],"like":[7],"easier":[8],"program":[9],"comprehension":[10],"and":[11,82,103,135],"support":[12,51],"for":[13,130,150],"software":[14,17,124],"maintenance":[15,70,125],"(i.e.,":[16],"change).":[18],"However,":[19],"despite":[20],"its":[21,57],"growing":[22],"popularity,":[23],"there":[24],"exists":[25],"no":[26],"published":[27],"evaluation":[28],"about":[29],"the":[30,44,79,83,137,147,154],"usefulness":[31],"traceability.":[34,87],"It":[35],"is":[36],"important,":[37],"if":[38],"not":[39,115],"crucial,":[40],"to":[41,54,146],"investigate":[42],"whether":[43],"use":[45],"can":[49,121],"significantly":[50],"development":[52,75],"tasks":[53,71,80],"eventually":[55],"justify":[56],"costs.":[58],"We":[59],"thus":[60],"conducted":[61],"a":[62,101],"controlled":[63],"experiment":[64],"with":[65,81,93],"52":[66],"subjects":[67,92],"performing":[68],"real":[69],"on":[72,96,100,105],"two":[73],"third-party":[74],"projects:":[76],"half":[77,85],"other":[84],"without":[86],"Our":[88],"findings":[89],"show":[90],"that":[91,113],"performed":[95],"average":[97,106],"21%":[98],"faster":[99],"task":[102],"created":[104],"60%":[107],"more":[108],"correct":[109],"solutions":[110],"\u2014":[111],"suggesting":[112],"only":[116],"saves":[117],"downstream":[118],"cost":[119],"but":[120],"profoundly":[122],"improve":[123],"quality.":[126],"Furthermore,":[127],"we":[128],"aimed":[129],"an":[131],"initial":[132,148],"cost-benefit":[133],"estimation":[134],"set":[136],"measured":[138],"time":[139],"reductions":[140],"by":[141],"using":[142],"in":[144,153],"relation":[145],"costs":[149],"setting-up":[151],"evaluated":[155],"systems.":[156]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":5}],"updated_date":"2026-04-05T17:49:38.594831","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}