Towards a Goal-Centric Assessment of Requirements Engineering Methods for Privacy by DesignShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality, REFSQ 2026 / [ed] Renata Guizzardi, João Araújo, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2026, p. 207-216Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Implementing privacy by design (PbD) according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is met with a growing number of requirements engineering (RE) approaches. However, the question of which RE method for PbD fits best the goals of organisations remains a challenge. We report our endeavor to close this gap by synthesizing a goal-centric approach for PbD methods assessment. We used literature review, interviews, and validation with practitioners to achieve the goal of our study. As practitioners do not approach PbD systematically, we suggest that RE methods for PbD should be assessed against organisational goals, rather than process characteristics only. We hope that, when further developed, the goal-centric approach could support the development, selection, and tailoring of RE practices for PbD.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2026. p. 207-216
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ISSN 0302-9743 ; 16497
Keywords [en]
empirical software engineering, privacy by design, privacy engineering, requirements engineering, software compliance, Data privacy, Design, Software engineering, Design method, Engineering methods, General data protection regulations, Literature reviews, Method assessment, Organizational goals, Privacy engineerings, Requirement engineering
National Category
Software Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-29456DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-21423-2_14ISI: 001763234000014Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105035231116ISBN: 9783032214225 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-29456DiVA, id: diva2:2055768
Conference
32nd International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality, REFSQ 2026, Poznan, March 23-26, 2026
2026-04-272026-04-272026-08-10Bibliographically approved