Classical requirements engineering and agile development processes combined

Agile Requirements Engineering

Classic RE is considered too bureaucratic and unproductive. They are
addressed in the Agile Requirements Engineering (ARE). It integrates
classic RE with Agile development processes.

With the agile requirements engineering is often referred to as
bureaucratic and unproductive current RE to be broken

Current frameworks, libraries, tools and other technical issues
dominate the attention of software development. The real Achilles heel
is the requirements engineering (RE).

What good is technically ausgefeilste system if the customer wanted
it, only 30% and of this work, only 20% the same as required?

The classic RE is often seen as bureaucratic and unproductive. Are
popular agile approaches that address but the RE is limited. The agile
requirements engineering, briefly called ARE integrates the discipline
of requirements engineering in agile Entwicklungsprozess.Anzeige

Agile practices are booming. Extreme Programming, Scrum, Lean, Kanban
are the main issues of trade publications and conferences. Even if the
names of specific methods may change, the basic agile principles are
taking their place in the sustainable development system.

Choose the appropriate requirements for each RE technology in order
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Based on the requirements for the system, this means that after an
initial overview of the product features (Big Picture), this
prioritized by business value and high-priority requirements
immediately in detail and implemented, while low-priority requests are
absorbed only when the more valuable are already underway or very
developed are advanced.

Iterative and incremental

Altogether, a procedure is iterative and incremental steps to increase
transparency and project risks to be clarified early. Iterative means
that the project is divided into fixed periods, for example 4 weeks.
These are the iterations. Incremental means that the system was
developed at the end of an iteration by one increment further.

Agile approach

Agile approach also means to get early feedback. The customer of the
project will be confronted not only with requirement descriptions and
models with a request for feedback, but also receives an executable
increment of the system (Fig. 1). This feels a lot better for him,
allowing in-depth feedback that can be directly taken into account in
subsequent iterations. So overall the work is organized as a distinct
river, produced a more continuous flow of work and the productivity
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Embedded Systems

The agile practices are not only suitable for software-only projects,
but also for embedded systems with hardware aspects. The hardware has
its own requirements to the process that must be explicitly
considered. It does not prevent, tackle agility.

A frequently cited stumbling block is the short iterations of example
only three weeks' duration, which will conclude with an executable
increment. The obstacle you can out of the way by the hardware design
iterations by running longer than the software development. Suitable
multiples to have such a regular integration points, ie 6 - or 9-week
iterations in the hardware-and three-week iterations in software
development.

Interestingly, the origin of agile software processes often in product
development and production with little regard for the software (Scrum,
Kanban).

Expert discovers new reasons for burnout

Burnout as an expression of alienation

In the last 20 to 30 years the situation has changed greatly in the
labor market. The pressure to perform will ensure that more people are
suffering from burnout. The alienation Jerich Lisbeth sees as a major
cause of the disease that she has in her doctoral thesis at the
Institute for Organization and Personnel Management at the University
of Graz under the microscope.

"My study differs from that of other burnout studies have shown that
there is described the disease as a result of work stress," said
Jerich. However, it was not traceable. There are many people who have
stress, but are far away from burnout. "Only the stress that comes
from the aspect of alienation leads to burnout," the economic
scientist. In this game the relationship of people to their work a
major role. "Was it about 30 years ago still primarily idealistic
aspirations, which were responsible for the shift to a particular
work, today it is rather selfish motives, such as the pursuit of
money, power and prestige," said Jerich. "The search for the
self-realization is growing by the wayside. This leads to increased
conflict and the resulting values ​​to an inner indifference, a sense
of emptiness and mere materialism." The result is alienation feelings
toward work and colleagues. "Jerich is for the loss of these ideals in
society leading cause of burnout.
"The foundation stone is laid for burnouts frequently affects the
choice of profession," says the economist. It is often difficult to
make an authentic, that is the appropriate choice of career interests
and aptitudes. "The public of the hand provided information and
consulting services ranging from no longer sufficient to counteract
externally determined career. Decision training here appear
promising."
The change in the economy has left his mark on a human scale.
"Because burnout is not only an expression of alienation from work,
but also by colleagues." The working atmosphere in the so-called
"modern enterprise" is often characterized by systematic harassment.
Competition-oriented climate - with a high performance pressure, the
threat of job losses and reorganization measures are added. "Bullying
in the workplace and a poor work environment go hand in hand,"
explains the expert. Countermeasures could be a restructuring of work
organization, education and training, conflict commissioner and the
conclusion of an operating agreement of partnership in the workplace.
By maximizing the increasing pressure of business profits, there are
concepts such as "Re-engineering", "downsizing" and "Lean Management".
"But that such rationalization efforts, the increasingly vocal demands
make it difficult for the humanization of work." It is Jerich the
steep hierarchies to be very critical. "In the management area, there
are still many places also the deepest stone-age communication company
works in many poorly or not at all." Says the researcher, the Human
Resources Management in the tax advisory - conducts and accounting
firm TPA Horwath.
"Of course there are people who tend by certain personality traits
tend to burnout than others," said Jerich. However, these features can
not be viewed as a trigger. Social, institutional and interpersonal
factors always play a role. "But the fact is that in principle any
risk-burnout," says Jerich finally in press-text interview.

Linear axis vendors pushing energy efficiency program

Green Automation by IAI: Smart Products for Lean Engineering. So the
motto of the Japanese supplier of linear actuators. Next, he wants to
give its customers the topic in theory and practice.

The Japanese market leader in electric linear axes IAI has defined
the efficient use of energy as one of its corporate objectives since
2008. All actions are under the term "Green Automation" summarized.
The efficient use of energy is considered as a whole. The goal is not
only to manufacture products with as little energy expenditure. Rather
IAI to use our products and know-how also help to minimize energy
consumption among its customers.

Information by Roadshow

The energy efficiency label "Green Automation" designates all energy
efficient IAI products, such as The electric cylinder series RCP2 and
Easy-to-use control from the PMEC RoboCylinder family. ithin its
global event series "Green Automation by IAI," IAI also visited Europe
from 2011/2012 to its local customers and presents the issue of energy
efficiency in both theory and practice. This includes a roadshow of
seminars and open houses are planned.

Comprehensive advice

The products are in addition to their use is also the consideration of
total energy-intensive process of factory automation. Thanks to the
decades-long experience (over 1 million linear axes have been sold
since 1976) IAI has an extensive know-how and can thus offer its
customers a comprehensive consultation in regard to energy-efficient
production. The clear aim of all measures is all-round cooperation
with the customer in terms of energy-efficient production. "Green
Automation" is therefore a comprehensive package of measures that
includes IAI as its customers equally and which also brings
significant benefits both sides.

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