The document discusses requirements engineering frameworks, templates, and standards. It introduces frameworks as a generic means of structuring information. Simple requirements templates are shown to be missing contextual information, which standards like IEEE 830 and ISO 29148 aim to provide. ISO 29148 defines good requirements attributes, characteristics, and the iterative application of requirements processes throughout the lifecycle. It also standardizes requirements-related information items and content.

1. Requirements Engineering:
Frameworks, Templates
& Standards
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2. Frameworks
• What is a Framework?
• Standards (IEEE, Volere, ect.)
• Content & Artefact Models
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3. What is a Framework?
• Def.: Framework
A generic means of structuring
and organising informaMon.
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4. Simple requirements template
[when?] [under what condiMons?]
THE SYSTEM SHALL | SHOULD | WILL <process>
<thing to be processed> [<process details>*]
Problem: Missing contextual informaMon.
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5. SoluMon: Volere template
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6. Discussion
• What kind of frameworks have you used?
• How were they organized?
• What did they provide?
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7. Standards: IEEE 830
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IEEE Standard 830-1998:
Document template for
Software Requirements
Specifications
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope
1.3 Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations
1.4 References
1.5 Overview
2. Overall description
2.1 Product perspective
2.2 Product functions
2.3 User characteristics
2.4 Constraints
2.5 Assumptions and dependencies
Table of Contents of an SRS
3. Specific requirements (the largest & most important
part of an SRS, organized in different manner)
Supporting informations
- Table of contents and Index
- Appendixes (e.g. Samples I/O formats, background,
description of problem to be solved by the software)

8. Standards: ISO 29148-2011
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9. Standards: IEEE 29148-2011
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• Descrip(on: This standard replaces IEEE
830-1998, IEEE 1233-1998, IEEE 1362-1998.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2011 contains provisions
for the processes and products related to the
engineering of requirements for systems and
sogware products and services throughout
the life cycle.

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• It defines the construct of a good
requirement, provides aiributes and
characterisMcs of requirements, and discusses
the iteraMve and recursive applicaMon of
requirements processes throughout the life
cycle. ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2011 provides
addiMonal guidance in the applicaMon of
requirements engineering and management
processes for requirements-related acMviMes
in ISO/IEC 12207 and ISO/IEC 15288.

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• InformaMon items applicable to the
engineering of requirements and their content
are defined. The content of ISO/IEC/IEEE
29148:2011 can be added to the exisMng set
of requirements-related life cycle processes
defined by ISO/IEC 12207 or ISO/IEC 15288, or
can be used independently.

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• TOC
• Scope
• Conformance
• NormaMve references
• Terms
• Concepts
• Processes
• InformaMon items
• InformaMon item content
• Annexes