The goal is to solve the problem

In order to stay on the right path, it is necessary to solve problems to reach your goal. In this issue Hans van Loenhoud, Patrick Steiger and Kim Lauenroth discuss the relation of goals and problems – by coincidence, this ties in with Karol Frühauf's commentary in issue 2017-01, where he shared his doubts on Goals and Requirements.

It's always good to have a map to facilitate orientation and to keep on track. Frameworks give guidance and help to structure complex processes. Fabrício Laguna presents a simple framework with which to approach Requirements Management.

Sometimes we need orientation regarding roles, tasks and wording – especially when it comes to Requirements Engineering and how to delineate it from Business Analysis, Software Engineering, and so on. We think that RE is a core activity within these fields and so do Michael Jastram and Cary Bryczek, as they explain in their article.

And sometimes it is excellent to know who else gives directions in RE – just in case the RE-Magazine is not at hand! Of course, there is a lot of other good literature on the topic. Check out the recommendations from our editor Ralph Young….

Last but not least Karol Frühauf shares more of his doubts, this time on where to put requirements.

Best wishes and enjoy reading….