Towards a Theory about Continuous Requirements Engineering for Information Systems

The problem we address in this paper is the question how to come from initial user wishes to a running system in a straightforward, transparent, modular, and agile manner. In particular, we want to develop a sound underlying theory that grounds engineering approaches that tackle this broad problem (the complete development path for functional requirements, from initial user wishes up to a running system). We develop a theory that crosses the boundaries of several (sub)disciplines, e.g., requirements engineering, machine theory, and (database) systems development.