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Volume 13, Issue 4, October (2025)                              

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1	Addressing Requirement Starvation in Agile Approach: The IWRS Technique Rasha A. Bin-Thalab, Ahmed Bakodah, Hamzah Alaidaros Abstract - Requirement prioritization (RP) is a critical phase in software development, ensuring essential features align with business goals and enhance customer satisfaction. However, traditional RP methods often cause "starvation," where low-priority requirements are indefinitely delayed. To address this issue, this paper introduces the Integrating WhaleRank and Starvation (IWRS) technique, tailored for Agile development, especially within the Scrum framework. IWRS enhances the WhaleRank algorithm by adding a starvation mitigation component that gives increased weight to older, repeatedly postponed requirements. This promotes a fairer distribution of development efforts. The technique uses a multifaceted evaluation framework that includes dictionary-based requirement analysis, pairwise similarity scoring, managerial input, and update frequency. This detailed assessment improves the accuracy and relevance of prioritization. Prioritized requirements are organized into sprints using predefined parameters, streamlining planning and execution. Empirical tests confirm that IWRS effectively reduces starvation while preserving the strengths of WhaleRank. It maintains a prioritization accuracy of 82.6% and a Normalized Disagreement (NDA) of 16.2%, demonstrating its reliability.	Download