Reconsidering the Notion of “Requirements Engineering” for Enterprise Systems Selection and Implementation

Notwithstanding the pervasiveness of enterprise systems, their selection and implementation is still being perceived as problematic if not risky. Research in the tradition of requirements engineering argues that its insights will ameliorate this condition. Yet, the context of enterprise systems has outmoded requirements engineering methodically and practically. Theoretically, analysis of the presuppositions of requirements engineering has identified a methodological turn that proffers a cogent explanation of empirical findings about today’s practices. The conclusions are of immediate relevance for organisations, since they present an updated view of current practices of selection and implementation of enterprise systems.