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Common understanding of terminology and usage of widely acknowledged

techniques and methods - key factors for successful Requirements Engineering

Stefan Sturm IREB GmbH

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Common terminology, techniques and methods

Why do we need it?

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Imagine a scenario with

• 600+ products (applications)

• 10.000+ employees in IT

• Projects from 1 month to 25+ years

• Application Lifecycle between 3 Months and 10years+

• An integrated tool chain with 10+ independed tools from different vendors

• Continued change of the products with interrupts up to several years

• Subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, Americas

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Why do we need it?


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• Different implementation of Requirements Engineering• At customers, suppliers, partners• in distributed teams at different locations, offshore, near shore• in different industrial sectors

• Different skill levels• Many practitioners do not have an education in

systems/software engineering

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Why do we need it?


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• Problems in communication due to• different languages• different cultures (ethnological and company specific)

• Misunderstanding of “agile”• Elicitation of requirements is underestimated• Documentation and traceability of requirements is

neglected


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Requirements Engineering Certification

How does it help?


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• Creation of an international agreed basis for training • Training Providers align their trainings to a “standard” – the

syllabus of the certificate

• Companies invest in education• as the certification fits into career paths• as trainings are aligned to a common standard

• Common definition of terminology to improve communication and Know-How transfer

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ECertification

Goals of the IREB and the CPRE

Goals

Common foundation for the education in the field of RE - Worldwide

Creation of an international understanding and basis for communication about RE

Improving the use of and implementation of RE


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EThe certification model

Certification levels


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CPRE Foundation Level• Fundamental understanding of domain,

methodology and available techniques

CPRE Advanced Level• Mastering and using methods and techniques• Specialization in one or more modules:

• Requirements Elicitation and Consolidation – released in 2011• Requirements Modeling – released in 2011• Requirements Management – in progress• Business Analysis – in progress……

CPRE Expert Level

Since 2007

Since 2011

To be defined

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ESuccess story

Examinee numbers since inception


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Approx. 80% passed!

Over 10,300 Examinees in total – worldwide!

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ESuccess story

IREB worldwide in 30 countries


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Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Columbia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela

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SwedenBelgium

Success story

IREB worldwide

Austria

The NetherlandsUSA

Venezuela

IndiaEgyptSouth Korea

Denmark

Brazil


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Australia

Hong Kong

Malaysia

Finland

Singapore

United Kingdom

South Africa

Spain

France

Switzerland

Poland

RomaniaBulgaria

Colombia

UkraineGermany

Ecuador

New Zealand

SudanMexico

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EInternational Requirements Engineering Board (IREB) e. V.

Members of the board• Personal board members:

Renown experts from industry, research, consulting and education

• Supporting Members: Committedpersons in the field ofRequirements Engineering

Activities of the board• Elaboration of the curriculum, glossary and exams for the

„Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering“• Translations of the artifacts: English, French, German,

Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil)• Publishing of articles, textbooks and references


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IREB e. V. – the personal membersExperts from industry, research, consulting and education

1st Chairperson:Chris Rupp

SOPHIST GmbH

2nd Chairperson:Rainer Grau

Zühlke Engineering AG

Treasurer:Karol FrühaufINFOGEM AG

Prof. Dr. Martin GlinzUnversity of Zurich

Emmerich Fuchs Fuchs Informatik AG

Colin HoodFree Consultant

Dr. Frank HoudekDaimler AG

Suzanne RobertsonThe Atlantic Systems

Guild

Dr. Peter Hruschka The Atlantic Systems

Guild

Prof. Dr. Barbara PaechUniversity of Heidelberg

Prof. Dr. Klaus PohlUniversity of

Duisburg-Essen


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Dr. Camille Salinesi Université Paris 1

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EWorkgroups and Supporting Members

The work of the IREB

Workgroups /Supporting Members

Elaboration of the Foundation Level curriculum

Exam and exam questions for Foundation and Advanced Level

Elaboration of the Advanced Level curriculi

InternationalizationTranslation of glossary, syllabi and exams

Marketing

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EThe parties involved with CPRE

Certification bodies and training providers


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Certification Bodies

International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB)

Training Providers

Trainees / Examinees

IREB GmbH

IREB GmbH

IREB GmbH

Conform to

the ru

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ISO/IEC 17024:2003

Allocation of tasks to clearly separated and independent organizationsensures fairness and neutrality!

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IREB GmbHThe operating company of IREB e.V.


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• Facts – Starting on April, 1st 2011– All shares hold by IREB e.V.– Located in Karlsruhe (Germany)

• Activities– Organizational support for the board, workgroups and

supporting members– Coordination of IREB tasks like

• Elaboration of the curriculum and the exam questions for the„Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering“

• Coordination and organization of training providers and certification bodies

• Marketing of the CPRE certificate• Press and media releases• Publishing of articles

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EResponsibilities of the involved

Responsibilities of theIREB e.V.• Elaboration of the curriculum• Design of the exam questions

Responsibilities of the IREB GmbHon behalf of IREB e.V.• Contracting training providers and certifying bodies• Contact for

o Contents of the curriculumo The internationalization of the CPREo Validity of certificateso Training providers and certifying bodies

IREB e.V. – the board


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Responsibilities of certifying bodies• Organization of certifications• Carrying out certifications• Evaluation of certifications• Mailing certificates

Contact for questions about• Certification dates• Details about the exam• Testing locations• Exam results

Certification bodies


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Responsibilities of training providers• Hold trainings• If necessary, negotiate the exam dates with

certifying bodies

Contact for questions about• Details about trainings• Content of trainings• Training dates

Training providers


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The training providers

Current list

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EThe syllabi of the CPRE

Fundamentals Scope and system context Eliciting requirements Documenting requirements in natural language Model-based requirements documentation Requirements negotiation and consolidation Managing requirements Tool support

Foundation Level


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EThe syllabi of the CPRE

Released Modules • Requirements Elicitation & Consolidation, March 1St 2011• Requirements Modeling, March 1St 2011

Modules in work• Business Analysis, planned for 2012• Requirements Management, planned for 2013

Languages• Currently German only, English after approx. 100 exams• Requirements Elicitation & Consolidation planned end of

2012

Advanced Level


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EThe exams of the CPRE

Foundation level • Multiple choice questionnaire

Advanced level• Multiple choice questionnaire• Homework, 2-3 days of effort


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Duration: 75 minutes – 15 minutes extension for non native speakers

45 Multiple Choice questions Each question yields 1 to 3 points 60% of the points needed to pass Three different types of questions:

• Pick one correct answer• Pick two or more correct answers• Decide for each answer whether it is true/false,

correct/incorrect….. Incorrect checked answers lead to a deduction of

points! Not all choices need to be taken!

Foundation Level


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Step one: MC exam as in Step two: Elaboration of a homework

• Description of a complex project according to the context of the syllabus.

• Detailed justification of the chosen techniques and documentation forms

• Size and format of deliverables depending on AL module

• Estimated effort: Two days• Submission 90 days after registration

Advanced Level


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EThe book for the CPRE

The textbook to go with the Foundation Level CPRE certificate

Goal-oriented preparationfor the certification exam

Equates CPRE (FL)Syllabus 2.1

Klaus Pohl / Chris Rupp1st edition, Rocky Nook

192 pages, 30 April 2011

ISBN 978-1933952819

Covering the essentials


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Thank you for your attention and the opportunity to present IREB and it’s

mission to SIREN!

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