Course Outline

MOTIVATION AND MINDSETS

  • Motivation to use Agile
  • Mindsets and Values in RE and Agile
  • Bridging RE and Agile Principles towards RE@Agile
  • Benefits, Misconceptions and Pitfalls for the Use of RE@Agile
    • Benefits of RE@AGILE
    • Misconceptions of RE@Agile 
    • Pitfalls of RE@Agile 
  • RE@Agile and Conceptual Work

FUNDAMENTALS OF RE@AGILE

  • Agile Methods (An overview)
  • Scrum (plus good practices) as an Example
  • Differences and Commonalities between Requirements Engineers and Product Owners 
  • Requirements Engineering as Continuous Process 
  • Value-driven development 
  • Simplicity as Essential Concept 
  • Inspect and Adapt 

WORK PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES IN RE@AGILE

  • Work Products in RE@Agile
    • Specification Documents vs. Product Backlog 
    • Vision and Goals 
    • Context Model 
    • Requirements
    • Granularity of Requirements
    • Graphical Models and Textual Descriptions 
    • Definition of Terms, Glossaries, and Information Models 
    • Quality Requirements and Constraints
    • Acceptance Criteria and Fit Criteria 
    • Definitions of Ready and Done 
    • Prototype vs. Increments
    • Summary of Work Products 
  •  Techniques in RE@AGILE
    • Requirements Elicitation 
    • Requirements Documentation 
    • Requirements Validation and Negotiation 
    • Requirements Management 

ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF RE@AGILE 

  • Influence of Organizations on RE@AGILE 
  • Agile development in a non-Agile environment 
    • Interaction with stakeholders outside the IT organization 
    • Product- vs. project organization 
    • The role of management in an Agile context
  • Handling of complex problems by scaling 
    • Motivation for scaling
    • Approaches for organizing teams 
    • Approaches for organizing communication 
    • Example Frameworks for scaling RE@Agile 
    • Impacts of Scaling on RE@Agile 
  • Balancing upfront and continuous Requirements Engineering in the context of scaling 
    • Initial Requirements Definition 
    • Level of Detail for Backlog Items 
    • Validity of Backlog items 
    • Feedback and Update of the Backlog 
    • Timing of the Development Cycle
 14 Hours

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