Systems Analysis versus Requirements Engineering

I have been teaching and preaching that the
phrase "systems analysis" is not a proper term for the task of
building requirements. In reality it causes a lot of
misunderstandings for young professionals.

In fact, the phrase "systems analysis" was used since, in the past,
reverse engineering an "existing system" or "old system" was the
popular way to gain insight about the Universe of Discourse.

Check some of the arguments in a brief summary of a panel
at WER 04.

Brainstorming

When teaching about requirements elicitation, I do speak of brainstorming as one of the ways of conducting a meeting. Meetings are one of the key techniques for conducting requirements elicitation.

I have recently conducted a web survey on brainstorm and found some interesting posts. I am sharing what I have found:

1. An article at the The Heart of Innovation.
2. A trade press article that is easy to ready.
3. Donald Clark introduction to the topic.
4. A vendor description of the technique.
5. Last, but not least: a chapter of a book where you can find a real example of the use of brainstorming. Of the notes cited above, this one is the only one that describes how brainstorming did solve a real problem.