Exploring Requirement Engineering Challenges in Software Development: Insights from Global and Indonesian Landscape

Requirement Engineering (RE) is a critical component of software development, ensuring that software meets users' needs. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the key challenges in applying RE globally and within the Indonesian context and also focuses on identifying their intersections. This PRISMA framework was used to conduct the literature study. 218 papers published between 2020 and 2024 were selected from leading digital libraries, including IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Rigorous selection criteria and quality assessments were applied to ensure the relevance of the collected papers. The analysis identified nine major categories of RE challenges: quality, AI-based approaches, traceability and management, and human-centered approaches, which are the most widely discussed. The AI-based approach remains underrepresented in the Indonesian context, and security challenges have not been thoroughly explored. Understanding the interplay of these challenges can inform the development of more effective strategies to enhance RE practices in software development.