Do we still need requirements? On the Role of RE in Agile

Save the day and register early, as we have only a limited number of seats (registration form below).

Date: 2015-Mar-16; 13:00–16:00

Location: Chalmers (Campus Lindholmen), House Jupiter, Room 520 Omega

In order to achieve quicker time-to-market of new features, many companies have turned towards more agile development approaches. Continuous integration environments have been set up and some companies are now even able to continuously deliver new software to their customers. How does this affect the way we manage requirements?

In agile (software) development, requirements are usually explored breadth-first and then refined just-in-time when they are scheduled for an iteration or release. Agile methods put less emphasis on written documentation of requirements and value oral communication higher. For example in eXtreme Programming, Kent Beck suggested to use story cards as reminders of user requirements, to discuss and prioritize them during the planning game, and to refine them in more detail by fixing acceptance criteria as well as unit tests. But do such strategies scale from small software development teams to larger system development?

Workshop setup: In this SEEC workshop, we will explore the questions above with a strong focus on discussions, based on position statements from industry participants. Based on concrete examples from industry, we will explore challenges and opportunities for requirements engineering in agile systems and software development.

The workshop aims at both practitioners and academics in the field of software engineering. Participants will profit from a variety of positions that will be brought up through position statements (short talks of 10-15min) and discussions.

Registration: Participation is free. We advertise this event widely and have a limited number of places. Please register by filling in your contact data in the form at the end of this page – we will select participants strictly on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please also indicate in the form, if you would like to give a position statement and which topics you would wish for in the discussion.

Proposed Agenda

13:00 – 13:30	Welcome (Eric Knauss)
13:30 – 13:45	Baldvin Gislason Bern – Success without Requirements Engineering
13:45 – 14:00	Position Statement 2
14:00 – 14:15	Coffee break
14:15 – 14:30	Position Statement 3
14:30 – 15;30	Discussion (Plenary or in groups)
15:30 – 15:50	Wrapup of workshop and discussions
15:50 – 16:00	Closing (Eric Knauss)

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