Requirements Engineering in the New Product Development Process: Bibliometric and Systemic Analysis

In the recent decades, the challenges related to global competition, the reduction of product lifecycle, the increase of technological changes and the level of customer demand have been intensified. In this scenario, the New Product Development Process (NPD) is noticed as a critical factor to maintain the competitiveness in organizations. The New Product Development Process (NDP) is noticed as a critical factor to maintain the competitiveness in organizations. The Requirements Engineering (RE) approach plays a vital role within the New Product Development Process (NDP) lifecycle, once the product performance and its acceptability on the market depend on how RE is integrated into the product development. In this way, this article aims to identify the proposed solutions and trends regarding Requirements Engineering, through a literature review based on studies produced in the last five years. Hence, the existing gaps in the literature about this theme will be presented and analyzed. In order to achieve these objectives, the present study was based on ProKnow-C process (Knowledge Development Process -Constructivist). In the first step, the bibliographic portfolio was obtained, represented by 38 articles aligned with the research theme. Moreover, the bibliometric analysis was performed to identify the relevance of journals and congresses about the topic of research, the authors that stand out in the research area, the year of publication of the articles, as well as the keywords found in the portfolio. Thereafter, a systemic analysis was accomplished in order to analyze the content of the articles from the bibliographic portfolio and to identify the main research problems, objectives and proposed resources. Finally, the main research opportunities were recognized and presented.