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Requirements Engineering as Creative Problem Solving: A Research Agenda for Idea Finding

Maiden, N., Jones, S., Karlsen, I. K. , Neill, R., Zachos, K. & Milne, A. (2010). Requirements Engineering as Creative Problem Solving: A Research Agenda for Idea Finding. In: RE. Requirements Engineering Conference (RE), 2010 18th IEEE International, 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2010, Sydney, Australia. doi: 10.1109/RE.2010.16

Abstract

This vision paper frames requirements engineering as a creative problem solving process. Its purpose is to enable requirements researchers and practitioners to recruit relevant theories, models, techniques and tools from creative problem solving to understand and support requirements processes more effectively. It uses 4 drivers to motivate the case for requirements engineering as a creative problem solving process. It then maps established requirements activities onto one of the longest-established creative problem solving processes, and uses these mappings to locate opportunities for the application of creative problem solving in requirements engineering. The second half of the paper describes selected creativity theories, techniques, software tools and training that can be adopted to improve requirements engineering research and practice. The focus is on support for problem and idea finding - two creative problem solving processes that our investigation revealed are poorly supported in requirements engineering. The paper ends with a research agenda to incorporate creative processes, techniques, training and tools in requirements projects.

Publication Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Departments: School of Science & Technology > Computer Science > Human Computer Interaction Design
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