programming, project (RACE) A "back to basics" approach to

requirements engineering. The method, is being pieced

together through a series of intermediate research studies.

In essence, the approach has been to establish requirements

for RACE, identify individual techniques that meet those

requirements, experiment with the combined use of the

techniques, and finally assemble the method. In practice,

RACE has been influenced significantly by Checkland and

Wilson's Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) and this forms the

core of the method.