4 Part 4: V-Modell Reference Roles
4.2 Roles
4.2.23 Requirements Engineer (Supplier)
Description
After receiving the Requirements Specification, the »Requirements Engineer (Supplier) will be responsible for the preparation of the product »Overall System Specification. In order to fulfill this complex task, he shall cooperate with specialists in order to ensure the quality of the requirements and create the prerequisites for tracking the requirements during the entire life cycle. The Requirements Analyst (Supplier) shall observe the fundamentals of the specialty Requirements Engineering when fulfilling his tasks.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Developing the principles for the preparation and management of requirements,
- selecting and establishing the tools for collecting and managing requirements,
- analysing business processes,
- assessing, refining and specifying functional requirements,
- assessing, refining and specifying non-functional requirements,
- coordinating and harmonizing the requirements with all participants,
- systematizing and prioritizing the requirements,
- developing the preliminary architecture for the system, enabling system and logistic support,
- specifying development criteria,
- preparing the draft requirements document,
- conducting quality assurance tests of the requirements in accordance with prespecified quality criteria,
- correcting deficiencies of requirements,
- preparing the requirements for requirement controlling,
- assessing the requirements in accordance with prespecified criteria,
- analysing the operational necessity and technical feasibility of requirements,
- assessing the economic efficiency of requirements (cost-benefit analysis),
- preparing a master system specification,
- assigning requirements to product life cycles,
- cooperating in realization studies,
- analysing threat and risk,
- conducting weak point analysis,
- conducting safety and performance analyses,
- designing system architectures.
Skill profile
- Knowledge and experience in the field "Requirements Engineering" (preparation and management of requirements) and "Planning Procurement",
- experience in the handling of requirements engineering tools,
- capability to proceed systematically,
- abstraction capability,
- capability to moderate,
- communication capability,
- knowledge of application and function of the system,
- capability to recognize dependencies,
- experience in the assessment of architectures,
- capability to communicate with the acquirer/user and the project staff.
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