Context: Technical Debt requirements are related to the distance between the ideal value of the specification and the system's actual implementation, which are consequences of strategic decisions for immediate gains, or unintended changes in context. To ensure the evolution of the software, it is necessary to keep it managed. Identification and measurement are the first two stages of the management process; however, they are little explored in academic research in requirements engineering. Objective: We aimed at investigating which evidence helps to strengthen the process of TD requirements management, including identification and measurement. Method: We conducted a Systematic Literature Review through manual and automatic searches considering 7499 studies from 2010 to 2020, and including 61 primary studies. Results: We identified some causes related to Technical Debt requirements, existing strategies to help in the identification and measurement, and metrics to support the measurement stage. Conclusion: Studies on TD requirements are still preliminary, especially on management tools. Yet, not enough attention is given to interpersonal issues, which are difficulties encountered when performing such activities, and therefore also require research. Finally, the provision of metrics to help measure TD is part of this work's contribution, providing insights into the application in the requirements context.
翻译：技术债务要求涉及规格的理想价值与系统实际执行之间的距离,后者是直接收益的战略决定或意外变化的后果。为确保软件的发展,有必要对软件加以管理。确定和计量是管理过程的前两个阶段;然而,在需求工程的学术研究中,这些要求很少探讨。目标:我们旨在调查哪些证据有助于加强TD要求管理过程,包括确定和计量。方法:我们通过人工和自动搜索进行了系统文学审查,考虑到了2010年至2020年的7499项研究,包括61项初级研究。结果:我们查明了一些与技术债务要求有关的原因、帮助确定和衡量技术债务的现有战略以及支持衡量阶段的衡量标准。结论:关于TD要求的研究仍然是初步的,特别是关于管理工具的研究。然而,对人际问题没有给予足够的重视,这些问题是开展这些活动时遇到的困难,因此也需要进行研究。最后,提供衡量TD的标准是这项工作的贡献的一部分,提供了对需求应用的深入了解。
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