THE 3 DIMENSIONS OF REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING - A FRAMEWORK AND ITS APPLICATIONS

There is an increasing number of contributions on how to solve the var ious problems within requirements engineering (RE). The purpose of thi s paper is to identify the main goals to be reached during the RE proc ess in order to develop a framework for RE. This framework consists of three dimensions: the specification dimension the representation dime nsion the agreement dimension. We show how this framework can be used to classify and clarify current RE research as well as RE support offe red by methods and tools. In addition, the framework can be applied to the analysis of existing RE practise and the establishment of suitabl e process guidance. Last but not least, the framework offers a first s tep towards a common understanding of RE.