A Closer Look Into Traceability Management of Non-Functional Requirements in a DevOps Environment

Abstract

Due to DevOps being a fast emerging way of conducting a software development process, there are little to no research covering how the traceability of non-functional requirements is managed in these environments. We conducted an exploratory case study at an IT consultant company who had a team working with DevOps practices, interviewing the team and collecting observational data. The results showed that there were a lack of structure related to traceability and requirements. Every member of the team was open to changes that could be tailored to their current way of working, with an open mind to process changes and introduction to new tools to make their daily way of working easier and more structured.