@article{180, keywords = {Software Evolution}, author = {Anil Thurimella and Mathias Schubanz and Andreas Pleuss and Goetz Botterweck}, title = {Guidelines for Managing Requirements Rationales}, abstract = {Requirements are identified and elaborated on the basis of stakeholders decisions. The reasoning behind those decisions can be expressed as rationales. Systematic rationale management offers both short-term benefits, such as clearer requirements leading to fewer defects, and long-term benefits, such as simplified requirements evolution. However, little guidance exists for managing requirements rationales. This article presents guidelines to pragmatically capture, trace, maintain, and reuse such rationales. A list of questions augments the guidelines, improving their usability.}, year = {2017}, booktitle = {IEEE Software}, journal = {IEEE Software}, volume = {34}, number = {1}, pages = {82-90}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2015.157}, doi = {10.1109/MS.2015.157}, key = {bibcite_180}, }