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

Markus Guentert, Holger Rhinow and Christoph Meinel ()
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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

A chapter in Design Thinking for Software Engineering, 2022, pp 127-136 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Design Thinking; Requirements engineering; Product management; Strategic roadmap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90594-1_8

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