1.  Purpose: Advance the state of the practices, education and theory of requirements engineering and its relationship to other systems engineering functions.

2. Goal: Expand and promote the body of knowledge of requirements engineering and its benefits within the systems engineering community.

4. Skills and expertise required: ​Representation from the following:

• Requirements engineering practitioners and educators
• Relevant standards body participants
• SE Tool Vendors
• A diversity of experience levels, disciplines, organizations, enterprises, and nations

Chair: Lou Wheatcraft;  Requirements Experts/Seilevel,  USA

Co-Chair:  Mike Ryan; University of New South Wales in Canberra, Australia

Co-Chair: Jason Baker;  Transocean, USA

Co-Chair: Jeremy Dick, Integrate Systems Engineering, Ltd, UK

Co-Chair: Kathy Baksa, Pratt & Whitney, USA

Co-Chair: Rick Zinni, Harris Corporation, USA

• 1. Maintain the working group charter
  2. Maintain the Guide to Writing Requirements
  3. Contribute to the requirement-related portions of the SE handbook and SEBoK
  4. Contribute to the development of SE ontologies
  5. Formulate guidance for the development and management of requirements in a model-based environment
  6. Maintain the RWG connect website
  7. Maintain the RWG public website
  8. Service supporting standards activities relevant to requirements engineering​

The Requirement Working Group will:

• meet at International Workshop
• meet virtually via telecom
• maintain its work products
• recruit champions to lead activities
• carry out assignments outside of meetings
• use INCOSE RWG discussion groups to achieve working group consensus
• promote RWG membership collaboration with other INCOSE working groups, other professional societies, commercial and industry committees, government organizations, and academic institutions
• communicate to RWG members and interested INCOSE members via
  • RWG website
  • RWG threaded discussions

• provide INCOSE tutorials and webinars

Planned Activities for IW2018

• Welcome new members
• Provide an overview to the Guide for Writing Requirements for new members and discuss updating the INCOSE webinar for the Guide
• Provide an overview of the draft document Integrated Data as a Foundation of SE.
• Discussion on effective requirement communication (MBSE related)
• Discussion concerning issues with integrating rqmt development & mgmt with modeling activities. (MBSE related)
• Discussion to mature the concept of “Information-based Requirement Development & Management” (MBSE related)
• Support select MBSE Breakout sessions (roadmap)
• Participate in joint WG session (Oil & Gas WG): Discuss outcomes of requirements survey performed during 2017 and other requirement oriented activities
• Work on maturing the concept for a Guide to Writing Rqmts case study (coffee machine)
• Ask the Experts – set aside time to address issues/questions that RWG session attendees have concerning requirements development and management
• Develop quad chart and support WG MarketPlace

The day-to-day agenda is as follows:

Saturday January 20  Location: Daytona Room             

• 10:30-11:00    Closed session to discuss IW Agenda               
• 11:00-12:00    RWG kick-off, 2017 in review
• 12:00-13:00    Lunch               
• 13:00-15:00    Guide to Writing Rqmts Overview/Webinar Update Planning
• 15:00-15:30    Break               
• 15:30-17:00    Integrated Data as a Foundation of SE Overview &
                           discussion  (MBSE Initiative)
• RWG member dinner/social - location TBD

Sunday January 21  Location: Daytona Room               

• 08:00-09:00    Town Hall mtgs
• 09:00-10:00    Discussion on effective requirement communication Traditional SE, MBSE, Agile (MBSE related)
• 10:00-10:30    Break               
• 10:30-12:00    Issues with Integrating Rqmt Development & Mgmt with modeling activities. (MBSE related)
• 12:00-13:00    Lunch               
• 13:00-15:00    Issues with Integrating Rqmt Development & Mgmt  with modeling activities. (MBSE related)
• 15:00-15:30    Break               
• 15:30-17:00    Information-based Requirement Development & Management (MBSE related)

Monday January 22    Location: Daytona Room              

• 08:00-09:00  Joint Tools Integration WG Session – John Nallon *New 
• 09:00-10:00   RWG members attend MBSE Workshop Breakout sessions
• 10:00-10:30   Break              
• 10:30-12:00   Joint RWG & Oil & Gas WG – Rqmts Survey Results
• 12:00-13:00   Lunch               
• 13:00-15:00   Guide to Writing Rqmts case study (coffee machine)
• 15:00-15:30   Break              
• 15:30-17:00    Joint Ontology Working group - Juan Llorens *New 

Tuesday January 23    Location: Daytona Room                           

• 08:00-10:00    Guide to Writing Rqmts case study (coffee machine) *Changed time
• 10:00-10:30    Break               
• 10:30-12:00    Closed Session – working IW quad chart, looking  at Charter updates, 2018 planning
• 12:00-13:00    Lunch               
• 13:00-14:30    Ask the experts/Other topics as they evolve
• 14:30-15:00    Break
• 15:00-16:00    Closing Plenary
• 16:00-18:30    Closing Reception & WG MarketPlace (Quad Chart)