A new approach in aspect- oriented requirement engineering for agile software development

Employing agile methods instead of traditional methods in software development is increasing strongly. Agile methods as a reaction to inherence problems of agile methods, promise new goals and values. Unlike traditional methods, agile methods are trying to establish an agile (not rigid) development process in software companies and organizations results in the company and customer satisfaction. Comprehensive Agile adoption is not an overnight and quick process because of their focus on individuals rather than processes. So far, there is no acceptable tool for assessing Agility of companies, therefore, this research proposed an Agility assessment model to evaluate the Agility of software companies based on universal metrics in aspect-oriented requirements engineering. Although employing a quantitative measure for evaluating a qualitative phenomenon is subject to criticisms, it is so helpful to improve and enhance the Agility degree of companies in agile software development process. In this research, agile practice instead of agile methods were used as the underpinning of the assessment model. Hence, the proposed model is usable in all the companies, even those who partially adapted to a specific agile method.