External influences and integration as requirements in online community development
Erno Vanhala, Tommi Kähkönen, Uolevi Nikula, Kari Smolander · 2011
Existing requirements engineering methods and practices do not fully apply to online community (OC) development. This paper highlights the nature of requirements in OC development. This is done with a model that distinguishes between internal and external sources and between design time and refinement time. The paper also emphasizes how integration should be considered as a requirement when developing an OC. The paper ends with a description of an ongoing research project that aims to develop new methods and practices for OC development.