When Requirements Can’t Fly!
In today’s VUCA world - volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous - many projects fail for a subtle reason: some requirements look right but quietly break the rules that hold …
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Requirements for cross-cutting qualities
Assuring cross-cutting quality is a challenge that has become increasingly important as systems grow more complex. This also impacts how Requirements Engineering (RE) approaches …
Strengthening the Requirements Engineering Process
The quality of a requirement is significantly dependent on its clarity and completeness. In many agile projects, requirements typically capture the primary intent of the software. …
Using AI to discover more innovative requirements from documents
This article demonstrates how to increase the novelty of innovation opportunities generated by AI without losing their usefulness. Drawing on established models of creativity, the …
RMMi 1.0: A New Maturity Model for Requirements Engineering
After several years of research, iterations, and community feedback, the Requirements Maturity Model Integration (RMMi) has reached its first official release: version 1.0. Born …
How Epics Systematically Prevent the Implementation of Core Requirements
Discover the pitfalls of requirement prioritization in scaled agile frameworks. This article shows how epics and their use in scaled frameworks can systematically delay the …
Ethics of Using LLMs in Requirements Engineering
In recent years, Large Language Models (LLMs) have gained significant traction across various domains due to their ability to process and generate human-like text. Their …
Beyond Participation
In Requirements Engineering, early stakeholder involvement is often seen as the best practice. But what if that’s putting the cart before the horse? This article proposes a …
How to go about it – a GDPR action plan | Part 2
Compliance with the European 'General Data Protection Regulation' (GDPR) requires a careful and structured approach by a team with many skills. It touches on a multitude of …
Why and when must requirement engineers pay attention to the GDPR? | Part 1
Data, and in particular personal data, is the new gold, and with it comes the need for appropriate protection. The European ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ [1] is the 'gold …
Integrating User-Centric Design in Business Analysis
Discover how user-centric design (UCD) can transform business analysis to create more intuitive, efficient, and user-friendly solutions. This article delves into the practical …
AI Assistants in Requirements Engineering | Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our exploration of AI assistants in Requirements Engineering. In Part 1, we discussed the art of effective prompting, introduced the concept of AI …