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As we presented you some awesome chat tools (Slack, Hipchat and Hall) in our last blog post<\/a>, we want to focus on the web development process itself. You probably heard and read a lot about all kind of different processes and how to do it right. We can\u2019t show you the \u201cperfect web development process\u201d, because from our experience there is no right process. But we\u2019d like to acquaint you with the concept of requirements engineering.
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The perfect web development process!?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To be honest – the perfect web development process<\/a> doesn\u2019t exist. At least that\u2019s what we think. However, to begin with, you\u2019ll probably start thinking about its process. What we recommend: Get started and use a process! At the very beginning, it doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re setting up a lean process, using scrum or some agile technique. Just do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting started with requirements engineering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Starting in web development you\u2019ll probably have heard all kind of different methods and frameworks, like Scrum, Kanban, and Agile. All kind of similar, but not the same. And now there\u2019s a new kid in the block – Requirements engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Wikipedia<\/a>, requirements engineering refers to the \u201cprocess of formulating, documenting and maintaining software requirements<\/a><\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In contrast to the definition phase in the waterfall model, requirements engineering takes an important part throughout the entire process and the lifetime of a system as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To put it crudely: Project managers often focus too early on existing solutions, customers can\u2019t express their vision for new ideas, developers can\u2019t communicate their suggested solutions, decision makers are not involved in the operative doing and the real experts are not involved in the decision-making process either. Requirements engineering tries to solve these situations by identifying all relevant aspects at the beginning<\/span><\/em> of a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s really important to know what you and all your project stakeholders want to achieve before you even get started. It means you need a clear vision about the end result. For this, planning is crucial and requirements engineering helps you throughout the project of keeping track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identify relevant stakeholders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Requirements engineering helps you to analyze and define all relevant requirements right from the beginning of a project. Especially the coordination with the project\u2019s client takes an important part. In order to reveal all requirements the project stakeholders must be identified:<\/p>\n\n\n\n