requierre

Requierre is a neologism used in some discussions of requirements engineering and agile project management to describe a practice in which requirements are elicited, analyzed, and refined through repeated cycles with stakeholders. The term emphasizes iteration and confirmation of stakeholder needs before finalizing scope.

Requierre is formed from the English verb require, with the prefix re- indicating repetition, and a French-sounding suffix -erre chosen to suggest formality. It is not widely standardized and may appear in informal or speculative writing rather than formal standards.

As a process noun, a requierre cycle refers to a cycle of elicitation, validation, and revision of requirements. As a verb, to requierre means to conduct such cycles, often with the aim of reducing ambiguity and misalignment.

Proponents argue requierre improves alignment and reduces late changes; critics warn it can become time-consuming if not bounded by acceptance criteria or definition of done.

During the sprint planning, the team instituted a requierre session to clarify user stories.

See also: Requirements engineering, Agile methodology, Requirements elicitation, Stakeholder management.