2.3.0 Is Requirements Engineering Really Necessary?
Brian A. Berenbach, Karen Smiley, Joy Beatty, Paul Solomon, Mark E. Sampson · INCOSE International Symposium · 2011
Abstract This panel discussion will explore aspects of systems engineering where some engineers fear to tread. Some of the topics explored will include: Should there be requirements engineers at all on systems development projects? Can any systems engineer do requirements engineering (RE) well? If not, what additional training would be most useful? Is RE really necessary (after all, big systems were built for hundreds of years without it)? If RE is really necessary, should it be done by junior or senior staff? Do we really need heavyweight RE processes and tools (ever, always, or never)? The panelists are all senior engineers or project management professionals who have “seen it all” and do not necessarily share the same views. Perhaps through dialogue, some of the above questions can be answered; whether or not they are, everyone attending the panel will hopefully gain some new insights on the applicability of the field of requirements engineering to systems work.