Rastreabilidade de requisitos em startups que utilizam Scrum

Abstract

This Final Year Project investigates requirements traceability (RT) in startups that use the agile Scrum methodology. The research is motivated by the need to understand how these companies, characterized by environments of extreme uncertainty and rapid change, utilize requirements traceability, a fundamental process in software engineering to ensure the quality and compliance of developed systems. The main objective of this study is to analyze the current use of requirements traceability in Brazilian startups that use Scrum and, based on the findings, propose recommendations to improve this practice. To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted targeting professionals from startups. The survey addressed aspects such as requirements specification, knowledge about requirements traceability, traceability techniques, and documentation of traceability relationships. The analysis of the collected data revealed areas for improvement, resulting in specific recommendations for requirements specification, dissemination of traceability practices, use of documentation tools, and pre-traceability and post-traceability documentation. The proposed recommendations were subsequently evaluated in interviews with professionals in the field, who considered them beneficial. This study contributes to the literature by providing insights into requirements traceability in startups using Scrum and offers practical guidelines to enhance the quality of this practice.