A dimensão tácita do conhecimento na definição dos requisitos em uma fábrica de software da serra gaúcha

Abstract

In a development environment software requirements phase extraction is a complex process that involves a significant interaction between client and analyst. This step is crucial for a project to start correctly, triggering an effect of assertiveness and quality in the products developed. The interaction customer analyst assumes an intense exchange of knowledge of nature, especially tacit interpretation of which directly affects the outcome of the process. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the tacit dimension of knowledge in the process of requirements definition and its relation to quality in a Software Factory Serra Gaúcha. The research is a single case study and uses methods of Sensemaking to the rescue of tacit knowledge. To organize the content obtained in the interviews was the software used Atlas / Ti and the analysis method was used maps of association of ideas. The results indicate that tacit knowledge influences the interpretation resulting from the interaction between client and analyst and therefore affects the refinement of the requirement. They also show that tacit knowledge when socialized, can function as an adjustment, promoting the evolution of the process of defining requirements for the final product be suitable for reality.