Méndez Fernández, DanielWagner, Stefan2015-09-222016-03-312015-09-222016-03-31201544580923Xhttp://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-102508http://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/3603http://dx.doi.org/10.18419/opus-3586Background: Most requirements engineering (RE) process improvement approaches are solution-driven and activity-based. They focus on the assessment of the RE of a company against an external norm of best practices. A consequence is that practitioners often have to rely on an improvement approach that skips a profound problem analysis and that results in an RE approach that might be alien to the organisational needs. Objective: In recent years, we have developed an RE improvement approach (called ArtREPI ) that guides a holistic RE improvement against individual goals of a company putting primary attention to the quality of the artefacts. In this paper, we aim at exploring ArtREPI’s benefits and limitations. Method: We contribute an industrial evaluation of ArtREPI by relying on a case study research. Results: Our results suggest that ArtREPI is well-suited for the establishment of an RE that reflects a specific organisational culture but to some extent at the cost of efficiency resulting from intensive discussions on a terminology that suits all involved stakeholders. Conclusions: Our results reveal first benefits and limitations, but we can also conclude the need of longitudinal and independent investigations for which we herewith lay the foundation.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRequirements engineering004Prozessverbesserung , FallstudieProcess Improvement , Case StudyconferenceObject