Handbook of RE@Agile According to the IREB Standard - Version 1.0.0 - October 2018 terms of use and training

Sep 12, 2026

Handbook of RE@Agile according to the IREB Standard provides structured education and training for IREB Certified Professional candidates in Requirements Engineering Advanced Level RE@Agile. The publication defines permissible use rights, outlines conditions for seminars, study and derived works, and documents acknowledgements and review history. It presents a detailed curriculum covering RE@Agile foundations, clean project start practices, stakeholder identification and management, and approaches for handling functional requirements across different levels of granularity and documentation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages95

Reading Time33 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Foreword

Version History

What is RE@Agile

History of Requirements Engineering and Agility

Learning from each other

RE@Agile – A Definition

A Clean Project Start

Visions and Goals

Stakeholder Identification and Management

Summary

Case Study and Exercises

Handling Functional Requirements

Different Levels of Requirements Granularity

Communicating and Documenting on Different Levels

Bernd Aschauer Peter Hruschka Kim Lauenroth Markus Meuten Gareth Rogers Handbook of RE@Agile According to the IREB Standard Education and Training for IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering Advanced Level RE@Agile Version 1.0.0 October 2018 Terms of Use This Handbook, including all of its parts, is protected by copyright law. With the consent of the copyright owners and following copyright law, the use of the Handbook is permitted—unless explicitly mentioned it is not permitted. This applies in particular to reproductions, adaptations, translations, microfilming, storage and processing in electronic systems, and public disclosure. Training providers may use this Handbook as a basis for seminars and training provided that the copyright holder is acknowledged and the source and owner of the copyright is mentioned. In addition, with the prior consent of IREB, this Handbook may be used for advertising purposes. Any individual or group of individuals may use this Handbook as a basis for study, articles, books or other derived publications provided that the copyright holder is acknowledged and the source and owner of the copyright is mentioned. Acknowledgements This Handbook has been written by Bernd Aschauer, Dr. Peter Hruschka, Dr. Kim Lauenroth, Markus Meuten and Gareth Rogers. Review by Rainer Grau. Review comments were provided by Sacha Reis and Sven van der Zee. Proofreading by Michiel van der Voort. Approved for release on October 8, 2018 by the IREB Council upon recommendation of Xavier Franch. We thank everybody for their involvement. Copyright © 2017-2018 for this Handbook is with the authors listed above. The rights have been transferred to the IREB International Requirements Engineering Board e.V. Table of Contents Terms of Use........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Foreword .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Version History .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 1. What is RE@Agile ........................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 History of Requirements Engineering and Agility ............................................................................ 7 1.2 Learning from each other.......................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 RE@Agile – A Definition ............................................................................................................................ 12 2. A Clean Project Start.................................................................................................................................... 14 2.1 Visions and Goals .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Fundamentals................................................................................................................................................. 14 Techniques for Vision/Goal Specification .......................................................................................... 16 Changing Vision and/or Goals..................

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What usage permissions are described in the handbook’s Terms of Use?

The handbook states it is protected by copyright and permits use with consent and in accordance with copyright law, except where explicitly not permitted. It covers reproduction, adaptations, translations, storage and processing in electronic systems, and public disclosure conditions.

Who authored and reviewed the handbook?

The handbook credits Bernd Aschauer, Dr. Peter Hruschka, Dr. Kim Lauenroth, Markus Meuten, and Gareth Rogers as authors. It lists reviews by Rainer Grau with comments by Sacha Reis and Sven van der Zee, and proofreading by Michiel van der Voort.

What main training topics does the table of contents cover?

The content progresses from defining RE@Agile, to a clean project start including visions/goals and stakeholder identification/management, and then to handling functional requirements. It also includes guidance on communicating and documenting requirements at different granularity levels.

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