Requirements Change Management (RCM) is one of the challenges faced by Global Software Development (GSD) organisations as requirements evolution is inevitable due to dynamic business and operating environments. GSD organisations face issues when dealing with RCM because many organisations embark on GSD without understanding their readiness to undertake such an initiative. Currently, there is no readiness model to assess the RCM process in the context of GSD. The objective of this study is to develop a requirements change management readiness model (RCMRM) for GSD organisations. A Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) was conducted to identify the primary studies related to RCM in the GSD projects. By using SMS, 109 primary studies were selected and 73 RCM practices were identified which were used to design the readiness levels of the proposed RCMRM. To validate the RCMRM, initially, two case studies were conducted in two GSD organisations. Based on the suggestions and recommendations of the case study participants,the RCMRM was further modified. The updated version of RCMRM was further validated by two different GSD organisations. The results of the second case study indicate that RCMRM is effective in assessing the readiness of the RCM process in the context of GSD.

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全球软件开发中需求变更管理的准备模型

需求变更管理 (RCM) 是全球软件开发 (GSD) 组织面临的挑战之一，因为动态业务和运营环境导致需求演变是不可避免的。GSD 组织在处理 RCM 时面临问题，因为许多组织在不了解他们是否准备采取此类举措的情况下开始使用 GSD。目前，没有准备模型来评估 GSD 背景下的 RCM 过程。本研究的目的是为 GSD 组织开发需求变更管理准备模型 (RCMRM)。进行了系统映射研究 (SMS)，以确定 GSD 项目中与 RCM 相关的主要研究。通过使用 SMS，选择了 109 项主要研究并确定了 73 项 RCM 实践，这些实践用于设计提议的 RCMRM 的准备水平。为了验证 RCMRM，最初在两个 GSD 组织中进行了两个案例研究。根据案例研究参与者的意见和建议，对RCRMM进行了进一步修改。两个不同的 GSD 组织进一步验证了 RCMRM 的更新版本。第二个案例研究的结果表明 RCMRM 在评估 GSD 背景下 RCM 过程的准备情况方面是有效的。