1. Reasoning on Requirements Knowledge to Support Creativity Klaus Schmid HSN: HSN-Config(36.75,94.375,1,, / ) HSN-HierarchyConfig(Contents,Contents,full,true,default,highlight,Level0(,,1,1,., ,-1),Level1*(,1,1,1,., ,-1)) HSN-SlideNrConfig(1,1)

3. The customers may be unknown / unavailable

4. Technology-driven innovation: to what uses can new technology be put?

5. Creativity and Innovation are key to modern requirements engineering© Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 1 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering

7. We use the IPC-model for describing knowledge processing activities for creativity© Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 2 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering

9. Collaborative working and learning

11. Use topic maps (but is generally applicable)© Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 3 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering

14. Combine

15. Adapt

16. Modify

17. Put

18. Eliminate

20. Where

21. When

22. Why

23. Who

24. How© Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 4 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering

26. Reasoning on Requirements Knowledge to Support Creativity Simplified Representation © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 6 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering

28. Relations provide basis for heuristics

29. We transform this into general inference rules

30. Results need not be true (heuristic)

31. Correct associations

32. Helpful associations

33. Lateral thinking

34. Incorrect associations

35. Note, this can also be done with other forms of knowledge representation Sell goods ->what thriller Sell goods ->what books ->what thriller Especiallyhelpfuland lateral are relevant © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 7 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering

36. Reasoning on Requirements Knowledge to Support Creativity Approach for creating proposals  Assoc: What, Where, Who, When © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 8 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering

38. Formalization (graph-rewriting rules) is under way

39. Implementation is currently done

41. How can we derive good rules?

42. What will be acceptance and effectiveness of the approach© Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 9 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering

43. Reasoning on Requirements Knowledge to Support Creativity We are open for partners for further industrial studies / analysis! Thank you! Questions? © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim © Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidSSE, University of Hildesheim 10 1.9.09, MARK 09 Vision of Product Line Engineering