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Abstract

This paper reports on the “repackaging ” and transfer to industry of research results in Viewpoint-Based Requirements Engineering (VBRE). Our experience, as indicated here, is a particular case of the problems and solutions that small research groups can find in their transfer from theoretical work to practical application. In particular, starting with a formal approach for discrepancy management, we first developed a “light-weight version ” of VBRE and empirically validated their most important claims. Then we developed a software tool (discRman) that encapsulates the main points of the approach and, finally, partner organizations used it in small projects. We think that this “theoretical-empirical-light-weight-tool ” sequence can be applied in similar situations, especially by small research groups seeking for transfer of their results to industry