Requirements Engineering Tools

Requirements engineering is the disciplined and systematic approach to elicit, specify, analyze, commit, validate, and manage requirements while considering user, technical, economic, and business-oriented needs and objectives. It spans the entire lifecycle, often involving distributed teams and supply chains. Tools facilitate consistency and efficiency in managing requirements. Finding out which tool is suitable for given needs isn’t easy. Our article aims to provide a brief overview on requirements engineering tools. I look forward to hearing from both readers and prospective authors about this column and the technologies you want to know more about. —Christof Ebert