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Splitting Requirements at Scale

Analysis means breaking down large problems into smaller, more manageable ones. We, as BAs, understand intuitively that this is what we do and that how well we […]

Classical requirements and test analysis a discontinued model?

In times of increasing "agilization", the question arises as to whether classic requirements engineering and test analysis are still relevant at all. Since the […]

A General Systems Thinking Perspective on the CPRE

Adding the concept of observer to the definition of the system in the CPRE can extend, simplify and justify the discussions about points of view, shared […]

Discovering System Requirements through SysML

For Business Analysts/Requirement Engineers/System Analysts, the greatest innovation brought by the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is the introduction of 1) […]

Inputs to requirements engineering in agile projects

Practices from the Agile software development (ASD) spectrum are adopted by enterprises worldwide for project and product development. Either adopting […]

Interview with John Mylopoulos

Preface of the Editor in Chief Perhaps it is like carrying coals to Newcastle when we briefly introduce John Mylopoulos in this preface to the following […]

How Will It Work?

In a previous article Business Analysis Viewpoints [1] we discussed a number of ways of looking at systems. The intention of these viewpoints is to make it […]

Learning from history: The case of Software Requirements Engineering

This article describes initial conclusions of our research into how and why the requirements engineer’s role has changed over the years, with the longer-term […]

Data Science – the expanding frontier for Business Analysts

Prelude As Business Analysts our profession is constantly evolving over time. As our roles mature, our experience, expertise, and skills gradually move us from […]

Modeling Requirements with Constraints

Modeling requirements is not really new, but there are many ways to do it. We discovered constraints as a powerful concept that allowed us to create concise […]

Modeling Requirements and Context as a means for Automated Requirements Validation

When designing an automation plant the control software for the entire plant is typically designed after the physical architecture of the automation plant and […]

A Finite State Machine Model for Requirements Engineering

Requirement models ‎are used to clarify and improve requirements consistency, unambiguity, correctness and completeness. The finite state machine (FSM) model […]

Modeling Requirements with SysML

In this paper, we will show how the SysML modeling language can be useful to complement the requirements process, i.e. to better define and trace requirements. […]

The Recover Approach

The alignment between requirements and tests and the need for explicit requirements specifications to better support knowledge management in software projects […]