| Effectiveness analysis |
Q-2009 |
Operacionalización |
Métricas |
Analysts’ effectiveness in interview sessions was analyzed |
Analysts’ effectiveness in interview was not analyzed |
Reduce the high cost of transcribing and analysing all interviews. |
| Retention capacity analysis |
Q-2009 |
Operacionalización |
Métricas |
Retention capacity was analyzed |
Retention capacity was not analysed |
Reduce the high cost of transcribing and analysing all interviews. |
| Analysts' experience in development |
Q-2009 |
Operacionalización |
Tratamiento |
Development experience was not considered |
Experience in development was considered to calculate the independent variable experience |
To analyse its effect on the results |
| Interview language |
Q-2009 |
Protocolo |
Material experimental |
Interviews were conducted in Spanish |
Interviews were conducted in English |
Use the language of the students' master's degree |
| Change of experimenter |
Q-2009 |
Experimentador |
Monitor |
An experimenter played the role of client in the interviews by answering questions from the experimental subjects (analysts) |
The experimenter (client) was replaced |
Replacing the experimenter who was not available |
| Group interviews |
Q-2011 |
Protocolo |
Guías de experimentación |
interviews between subjects (analysts) and experimenter were individual |
interviews were conducted in groups |
Reduce the cost and effort of conducting individual interviews |
| Experience determination |
Q-2011 |
Operacionalización |
Tratamiento |
Experience in requirements analysis was determined by their years of experience |
Experience was further determined by the subject's abilities |
Consider the subject's abilities |
| Duration of interviews |
Q-2011 |
Protocolo |
Guías de experimentación |
The duration of the interviews was 30 minutes |
The duration of the interviews was 60 minutes |
The interviews are group interviews |
| Requirements report |
Q-2011 |
Protocolo |
Guías de experimentación |
After the interview, the subjects (analysts) had 7 days to report the requirements |
Subjects (analysts) reported the requirements immediately after the interview |
Avoid loss of information |
| Submission time |
Q-2011 |
Protocolo |
Guías de experimentación |
The time required by the analyst to report the requirements was not measured |
The consolidation time was 120 minutes |
Submit the requirements report immediately after the interview |