Presents a number of perspectives on requirements engineering processes

1. Requirements engineering
processes
Ian Sommerville
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSe4xIy-iBE
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2. • There are different ways to look at the
processes involved in requirements
engineering
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3. The systems engineering
process
System
requirements
engineering
System
validation
Architectural
design
System
integration
Requirements
partitioning
Sub-system
development
Software
requirements
engineering
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4. Requirements engineering
• RE is not a separate and distinct process that
is carried out at the beginning of the software
development life cycle
• Requirements may be developed as part of
the system acquisition or procurement
process
• Requirements are refined and new
requirements emerge during system design
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5. RE process context
System acquisition
Requirements engineering
System design
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6. RE process inputs and outputs
Existing
systems
information
Agreed
requirements
Stakeholder
needs
Organisational
standards
Regulations
Requirements
engineering process
System
specification
System
models
Domain
information
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7. RE process activities
Requirements
elicitation
User needs
domain
information,
existing system
information,
regulations,
standards, etc.
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Requirements
analysis and
negotiation
Requirements
documentation
Requirements
validation
Requirements
document
System
specification
Agreed
requirements
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8. RE process iteration
Decision point:
Accept document
or re-enter spiral
Informal statement of
requirements
Requirements elicitation
Requirements
document and
validation
report
Requirements analysis and
negotiation
START
Agreed
requirements
Requirements validation
Requirements documentation
Draft requirements
document
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9. • Go round spiral until you run out of time
for requirements engineering
• RE is always time constrained
• Problems with requirements arise
because not enough time is allowed for
the process
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10. Summary
• There are a number of different ways to
look at requirements engineering
• These present different views of the
goals and activities in requirements
engineering
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11. RE perspectives
• Systems engineering
• Other procurements and design
processes
• Inputs and outputs
• Activities
• Iteration
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