The Use of Design Thinking for Requirements Engineering - An Ongoing Case Study in the Field of Innovative Software-Intensive Systems

Hehn, Jennifer Natascha; Uebernickel, Falk (26 August 2018). The Use of Design Thinking for Requirements Engineering - An Ongoing Case Study in the Field of Innovative Software-Intensive Systems In: IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'18) (pp. 400-405). IEEE 10.1109/RE.2018.00-18

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Requirements Engineering (RE) has been aiding software-intensive development projects for quite some time now. However, today’s projects growingly demand for agile and human-centered approaches to discover and meet the often fuzzy needs of the various stakeholders involved. In that regard, Design Thinking (DT) has become one of the most promising methods to address complex problems and define innovative solutions. We see potential to combine both, the strongly human-oriented working mode of DT with the more formal, technology-driven world of RE, to develop human-centered solutions more effectively. Yet, little is known how such an integration could be realized and which concrete benefits and challenges to expect. To better understand this endeavor, we conduct a longitudinal case study to identify how DT and RE can work together in an agile development setting from the very beginning of idea conceptualization to market-ready implementation. In this paper, we summarize our research protocol and present first findings how Design Thinking can complement current RE practices through meeting known challenges encountered by the RE community of practitioners. We provide a better understanding of the multi-faceted potential of DT for RE for both, scholars and practitioners, and describe open issues and planned future steps in our study.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Division/Institute:	Business School
Name:	Hehn, Jennifer Natascha0000-0002-3961-6377 and Uebernickel, Falk
Publisher:	IEEE
Language:	English
Submitter:	Jennifer Hehn
Date Deposited:	16 Mar 2022 12:34
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2022 12:34
Publisher DOI:	10.1109/RE.2018.00-18
Related URLs:	Organisation
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Design thinking Requirements engineering Agile development.
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.16434
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/16434