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From Project Plans and Backlogs to Strategic Roadmaps: The Evolution Toward Value-Oriented Thinking in Requirements Engineering

In: Design Thinking for Software Engineering

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  • Markus Guentert

    (Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering gGmbH)

  • Holger Rhinow

    (Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering gGmbH)

  • Christoph Meinel

    (Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering gGmbH)

Abstract

New product and service innovations are ideally developed and rolled out along so-called value increments. Value entails delivered desirability (customer value) as well as realized viability for the company (business value). Whereas Design Thinking inherently emphasizes value-oriented thinking, requirements engineering does not foster this notion per se. On the contrary, during requirements engineering, initiatives tend to lose sight of desirability and viability since their primary focus shifts toward internal feasibility. We argue that frameworks, which are industry standards, such as project plan and backlog, contribute to this problematic shift. We further argue that strategic roadmaps, as a complementary framework, come along with advantages to resolve this issue. Our standpoint emerged from practical experience in industry projects within startups and large corporations.

Suggested Citation

  • Markus Guentert & Holger Rhinow & Christoph Meinel, 2022. "From Project Plans and Backlogs to Strategic Roadmaps: The Evolution Toward Value-Oriented Thinking in Requirements Engineering," Progress in IS, in: Jennifer Hehn & Daniel Mendez & Walter Brenner & Manfred Broy (ed.), Design Thinking for Software Engineering, pages 127-136, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:prochp:978-3-030-90594-1_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90594-1_8
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