On Integrating Design Thinking for Human-Centered Requirements Engineering

Design Thinking = Human-Centered Design?

Aspects of Integrating User Centered Design into Software Engineering Processes

Software Engineering (SE) and Usability Engineering (UE) both provide a wide range of elaborated process models to create software solutions. Today, many companies have realized the need for usable products and understood that a systematic and structured approach to usability is as important as the process of software development itself. However, theory and practice still have problems to effic...

From Palaces to Yurts: Why Requirements Engineering Needs Design Thinking

T he German saying " von Palästen zu Zelten " compares different systems to different levels of flexibility and agility — that is, " from palaces to yurts. " Requirements engineering systems are geared for developing information system palaces and aren't what's needed for today's world of rapidly changing, app-enabled products. These Web and mobile apps are small, require rapid development, mus...

Continuous Requirements Engineering and Human-Centered Agile Software Development

The idea of Continuous Requirements Engineering in relation to a Human-Centered Agile Development Process is discussed. First, it is argued that Continuous Requirements Engineering has to cover design-time and runtime aspects. In this way maintenance is covered as well. Second, arguments are provided for integrating aspects of usability and user experience into requirements specifications. This...

Team Based Engineering Design Thinking