Majority of software development firms are adopting the concepts of global software development (GSD) in order to develop high‐quality and low‐cost products. However, the requirements change management (RCM) becomes a significant challenge in the GSD environment because of the unavailability of proper RCM framework and taxonomy. The objective of this study is to develop a taxonomy of the challenging factors of the RCM process in GSD. The taxonomy is developed based on the results of the data collected during the survey study and the implementation of the analytical hierarchy process (AHP). Total 25 challenging factors are identified and mapped into four core categories, ie, “organizational management,” “team,” “technology,” and “process.” Moreover, the AHP analysis is performed to prioritize the challenging factors and their categories. The prioritization process highlight that “process” is the most significant category of the RCM challenging factors. The taxonomy developed in this study provides a robust framework to tackle problems associated with RCM activities in GSD environment, which is significant to the success and progression of GSD firms.

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GSD 中的需求变更管理挑战：层次分析法

大多数软件开发公司都采用全球软件开发（GSD）的概念来开发高质量和低成本的产品。然而，由于缺乏适当的 RCM 框架和分类法，需求变更管理 (RCM) 成为 GSD 环境中的重大挑战。本研究的目的是对 GSD 中 RCM 过程的挑战因素进行分类。分类法是根据调查研究期间收集的数据结果和层次分析法 (AHP) 的实施而开发的。总共确定了 25 个具有挑战性的因素，并将其映射到四个核心类别，即“组织管理”、“团队”、“技术”和“流程”。此外，进行 AHP 分析以优先考虑具有挑战性的因素及其类别。优先排序过程强调“过程”是 RCM 挑战因素中最重要的类别。本研究中开发的分类法提供了一个强大的框架来解决 GSD 环境中与 RCM 活动相关的问题，这对 GSD 公司的成功和发展具有重要意义。