Invited talk "Continuous requirements engineering for sociotechnical systems: Challenges and solutions" by Mārīte Kirikova
Dr.sc.ing. Mārīte Kirikova is a Professor in Information Systems Design at the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Riga Technical University, Latvia. She has more than 200 publications on the topics of requirements engineering, business process modelling, knowledge management, systems development and educational informatics. She has been a co-editor of several scientific proceedings in the areas of databases, information systems, information systems engineering, enterprise modelling, systems and business, and business informatics. Marite Kirikova has participated in university research and teaching teams in Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and USA. In her research, currently she focuses on continuous information systems engineering in the context of agile and viable system paradigms.
Abstract: In the age of digital transformation, the need for continuous realignment of IT solutions with other components of the systems, which include these IT solutions, is becoming apparent. In the context of sociotechnical systems, the variety of (sub)systems, operation of which depends on IT solutions, poses several challenges related to knowledge management, forms of representation of requirements, and project management. The continuous requirements engineering toolbox that helps to meet these challenges should include not only classical methods, approaches, and tools, but also new ones that are resilient to change in their structure and can cover the variety of aspects relevant in sociotechnical systems.