09/10/2019

ⓘ This event has already taken place. The VDI Systems Engineering working group will meet again in Erlangen on September 26, 2019, starting at 5:30 p.m. This meeting will focus on arc42, a template for development, documentation, and communication. ...

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05/23/2018

Projects often fail due to requirements engineering issues, and therefore I want to address this important topic. The question arises: what exactly is meant by requirements engineering? In this blog post, I will therefore delve into the topic of requirements engineering. Requirements Engineering ...

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The use of model-based tools for requirements management is intended to make our lives easier and our work more efficient. However, these tools are often used merely as a replacement for Word. The requirements are entered into the tool, and then a ...

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I often read in specifications that the new system should behave like the old one. But how does the old one behave? If you don't have a corresponding specification, you're basically just guessing. Often ...

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01/14/2017

The word "documentation" often makes people shy away. Creating, reading, or searching for documentation – usually not a very enjoyable task. Yet documentation is necessary and important. The goal is to minimize the effort. ...

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At the Requirements Engineering Barcamp 2016 in Cologne, I had a session on precisely this topic: requirements on the one hand, and architecture on the other. These two aspects are often covered by different tools. In many cases, ...

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