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Requirements Engineering - Fundamentals, Principles and Techniques: Second Edition
Systematic requirements engineering is key for the successful development of software-intensive systems. This textbook provides a comprehensive and well-structured introduction to the fundamentals, principles, and techniques of requirements engineering (RE). The second, thoroughly revised edition of Pohl’s widely used book presents up-to-date, proven techniques for eliciting, negotiating, and documenting as well as validating, and managing requirements for software-intensive systems. The various aspects of the RE process and the techniques are illustrated using numerous colour illustrations, examples and checklists to support practical applications. The most important improvements
In-depth consideration of the context, including distinguishing between eight context perspectives and taking these eight perspectives into account in all RE activities, as well as (sub-)system-specific context analysis.Clear differentiation between documentation and specification of requirements artefacts and context information.Stronger focus on agility and creativity.Detailed consideration of causes of conflicts and conflict resolution strategies, which play a particularly important role in the development of innovative requirements.Structure of the Book
Part I “Fundamentals and Framework” provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of RE, explains why RE is a critical success factor for any software development project, and describes different ways of implementing RE in organisations and its role in different software engineering process models.
Part II “Requirements Engineering Context” explains the essential role and influence of the RE context on system requirements, defines basic terms, and introduces eight context perspectives to support context consideration during RE.
Part III “Core Activities” describes the requirements elicitation, documentation, and negotiation activities.
Part IV “Requirements Artefacts” introduces goals, scenarios, and solution-oriented requirements as key requirements artefacts.
Part V “Cross-Sectional Activities” details three validation and three management activities.Target Audience
The textbook aims at professionals, students, and lecturers in systems and software engineering or business applications development. Professionals such as requirements engineers, project managers, software architects, systems analysts, and software engineers will benefit in their daily work from the didactically well-presented combination of validated procedures and industrial experience. Students and lecturers will appreciate the comprehensive description of sound fundamentals, principles, and techniques, which is completed by an extensive, annotated list of references for further reading. Lecturers will find additional teaching material (~ 1300 slides) on the book’s www.requirements-book.com.
In-depth consideration of the context, including distinguishing between eight context perspectives and taking these eight perspectives into account in all RE activities, as well as (sub-)system-specific context analysis.Clear differentiation between documentation and specification of requirements artefacts and context information.Stronger focus on agility and creativity.Detailed consideration of causes of conflicts and conflict resolution strategies, which play a particularly important role in the development of innovative requirements.Structure of the Book
Part I “Fundamentals and Framework” provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of RE, explains why RE is a critical success factor for any software development project, and describes different ways of implementing RE in organisations and its role in different software engineering process models.
Part II “Requirements Engineering Context” explains the essential role and influence of the RE context on system requirements, defines basic terms, and introduces eight context perspectives to support context consideration during RE.
Part III “Core Activities” describes the requirements elicitation, documentation, and negotiation activities.
Part IV “Requirements Artefacts” introduces goals, scenarios, and solution-oriented requirements as key requirements artefacts.
Part V “Cross-Sectional Activities” details three validation and three management activities.Target Audience
The textbook aims at professionals, students, and lecturers in systems and software engineering or business applications development. Professionals such as requirements engineers, project managers, software architects, systems analysts, and software engineers will benefit in their daily work from the didactically well-presented combination of validated procedures and industrial experience. Students and lecturers will appreciate the comprehensive description of sound fundamentals, principles, and techniques, which is completed by an extensive, annotated list of references for further reading. Lecturers will find additional teaching material (~ 1300 slides) on the book’s www.requirements-book.com.
1315 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 18, 2025
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