Requirements Engineering: From System Goals to UML Models to Software Specifications

Essential comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals ofrequirements engineering
Requirements engineering (RE) deals with the variety ofprerequisites that must be met by a software system within anorganization in order for that system to produce stellar results.With that explanation in mind, this must-have book presents adisciplined approach to the engineering of high-qualityrequirements. Serving as a helpful introduction to the fundamentalconcepts and principles of requirements engineering, this guideoffers a comprehensive review of the aim, scope, and role ofrequirements engineering as well as best practices and flaws toavoid.

• Shares state-of-the-art techniques for domain analysis,requirements elicitation, risk analysis, conflict management, andmore
• Features in-depth treatment of system modeling in the specificcontext of engineering requirements
• Presents various forms of reasoning about models forrequirements quality assurance
• Discusses the transitions from requirements to softwarespecifications to software architecture

In addition, case studies are included that complement the manyexamples provided in the book in order to show you how thedescribed method and techniques are applied in practicalsituations.