Using wiki as a collaboration platform for software requirements and design

Irit Hadar; Meira Levy; Yochai Ben-Chaim; Eitan Farchi

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27478-2_40

Using wiki as a collaboration platform for software requirements and design

Irit Hadar, Meira Levy, Yochai Ben-Chaim, Eitan Farchi

Department of Information Systems

University of Haifa

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Abstract

Wiki is a collaboration platform allowing building a corpus of knowledge in interlinked web pages created and edited by different users. Wiki has been applied in different domains and usage contexts in business and education. This paper reports on an exploratory study conducted as a part of an ongoing research regarding the use of wiki in software development projects. The objective of this study was to capture the perceptions of users regarding wiki as a collaboration platform. Specifically, we aimed at understanding what hinders and what motivates users’ contribution to documents constructed within the wiki environment. Based on data obtained via interviews with wiki users we found, among other things, that they do not perceive wiki as a stand-alone communication and collaboration tool, and tend to conduct off-line discussions prior to changes made in the wiki. We also identified several wiki features, which, if improved, may enhance wiki usage.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems - 9th International Conference KICSS 2014, Selected Papers
Editors	George Angelos Papadopoulos, Andrzej M.J. Skulimowski, Janusz Kacprzyk, Susumu Kunifuji
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	529-536
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783319274775
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27478-2_40
State	Published - 2016
Event	9th International Conference on Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems, KICSS 2014 - Limassol, Cyprus Duration: 6 Nov 2014 → 8 Nov 2014

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	416

Conference

Conference	9th International Conference on Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems, KICSS 2014
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Limassol
Period	6/11/14 → 8/11/14

Keywords

Collaboration
Design
Knowledge capture
Knowledge creation
Requirements
Software development
Wiki

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Computer Science
Control and Systems Engineering

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Hadar, I., Levy, M., Ben-Chaim, Y., & Farchi, E. (2016). Using wiki as a collaboration platform for software requirements and design. In G. A. Papadopoulos, A. M. J. Skulimowski, J. Kacprzyk, & S. Kunifuji (Eds.), Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems - 9th International Conference KICSS 2014, Selected Papers (pp. 529-536). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 416). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27478-2_40

Hadar, Irit ; Levy, Meira ; Ben-Chaim, Yochai et al. / Using wiki as a collaboration platform for software requirements and design. Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems - 9th International Conference KICSS 2014, Selected Papers. editor / George Angelos Papadopoulos ; Andrzej M.J. Skulimowski ; Janusz Kacprzyk ; Susumu Kunifuji. Springer Verlag, 2016. pp. 529-536 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Hadar, I, Levy, M, Ben-Chaim, Y & Farchi, E 2016, Using wiki as a collaboration platform for software requirements and design. in GA Papadopoulos, AMJ Skulimowski, J Kacprzyk & S Kunifuji (eds), Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems - 9th International Conference KICSS 2014, Selected Papers. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 416, Springer Verlag, pp. 529-536, 9th International Conference on Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems, KICSS 2014, Limassol, Cyprus, 6/11/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27478-2_40

Using wiki as a collaboration platform for software requirements and design. / Hadar, Irit; Levy, Meira; Ben-Chaim, Yochai et al.
Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems - 9th International Conference KICSS 2014, Selected Papers. ed. / George Angelos Papadopoulos; Andrzej M.J. Skulimowski; Janusz Kacprzyk; Susumu Kunifuji. Springer Verlag, 2016. p. 529-536 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 416).

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Hadar I, Levy M, Ben-Chaim Y, Farchi E. Using wiki as a collaboration platform for software requirements and design. In Papadopoulos GA, Skulimowski AMJ, Kacprzyk J, Kunifuji S, editors, Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems - 9th International Conference KICSS 2014, Selected Papers. Springer Verlag. 2016. p. 529-536. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27478-2_40

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