Groves, LindsayNickson, RayReeve, GregReeves, SteveUtting, Mark2008-10-172008-10-171999-06Groves, L., Nickson, R., Reeve, G., Reeves, S. & Utting, M. (1999). A survey of software requirements specification practices in the New Zealand software industry. (Working paper 99/08). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato, Department of Computer Science.1170-487Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/1037We report on the software development techniques used in the New Zealand software industry, paying particular attention to requirements gathering. We surveyed a selection of software companies with a general questionnaire and then conducted in-depth interviews with four companies. Our results show a wide variety in the kinds of companies undertaking software development, employing a wide range of software development techniques. Although our data are not sufficiently detailed to draw statistically significant conclusions, it appears that larger software development groups typically have more well-defined software development processes, spend proportionally more time on requirements gathering, and follow more rigorous testing regimes.application/pdfencomputer scienceWorking Paper