IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE)
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Kathrin Siegmann
Last position:
Requirements Engineer at Governikus GmbH & Co. KG
- Analysis, documentation, and alignment of requirements. Conducting stakeholder analyses, interviews, and workshops for requirements gathering and validation. Carrying out requirements reviews and working closely with business units and development teams.
Techniques & tools: requirements engineering, stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, system context modeling, requirements reviews, quality scenarios, Miro, Jira, Confluence
Onur Kayir
Last position:
Project Manager & Outsourcing Manager at SENEC GmbH (EnBW Group)
- Building a scalable nearshore IT developer hub (Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland) as an independent company using a BOT model (Build – Operate – Transfer)
- Identifying, selecting, and managing full-service agencies; introducing governance and control mechanisms including KPIs, SLAs, and regular service reviews
- Creating and reviewing data processing agreements and framework contracts in coordination with Legal & Compliance; integrating regulatory requirements (including KRITIS) into process design
- Advising on cloud-vs.-on-premise strategies, data storage, and authorization concepts; supporting procurement with tendering and vendor evaluations
- Change management and process harmonization between internal teams and nearshore partners; reporting to management board, CFO, and CIO
Result: Scalable IT developer hub with an audit-proof governance model, lower operating costs, and faster product development.
Peter Jetter
Last position:
external SPC & SAFe Trainer, Scrum Master at Siemens Energy
support SAFe adoption at team, ART and Portfolio level with consulting, coaching and training. Establish hierarchical enterprise backlog and Kanban Systems integrating portfolio, value stream and team level. Make e2e value stream flow across organisational boundaries visible and measurable. Teach "stop starting, start finishing" and Limit WiP.
Maciej Sawicki
Last position:
Product Owner at Bundesagentur für Arbeit
- As part of the project, the further development of the identity management system was driven forward. This included a comprehensive refactoring of the interfaces to the connected target systems. In addition, several special systems were successfully connected to the IAM to ensure end-to-end identity and authorization management.
- Technical design and solution proposals for IAM system development
- Requirements analysis and requirements management (IREB, BABOK)
- Alignment of the strategy with the future target architecture (TOGAF)
- Prototyping of solutions
- Documentation of requirements (Innovator)
- Analysis and documentation of requirements and creation of process models (UML, BPMN, ArchiMate)
- Modeling of requirements and system functionalities (OOA/OOD, UML)
- Further development of interfaces (SOAP, REST)
- Carrying out architecture reviews
Matthias Schneider
Last position:
Overall Project Coordinator at Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- PMO lead for Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) cleared
- Reporting to sub-program management GMN
- System maintenance 25+
- Functional control and coordination of Jira setup
- Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, steering model, communication plans, controlling models, role and responsibility matrices)
- Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
- Development of an access concept for all project tools
- Analyzing existing processes, identifying improvement potential, and designing solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches in existing tools
- Creating intranet articles as project marketing
- Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the sub-program
- Agile further development of the project method
- Gathering customer requirements (requirements engineering)
- Preparation and support of contract negotiations (7-year term, budget of over 500 million)
Thorsten Huber
Last position:
Product Owner, AI Manager at crazyALEX.de GmbH
Digitalization of real places with 3D/LiDAR scans to make spatial data usable for AI applications and derive concrete use cases and prototypes from it.
- Digital capture of real places as a basis for faster planning and analysis
- Browser-based access to 3D data for easier use and coordination
- Turning spatial data into concrete use cases, prototypes, and AI training scenarios
- Planning basis for urban development and other digital future applications
Keywords: LiDAR, 3D scan, AI, use cases, AI training, prototyping, Python, web development, data models, architecture
Alexander Philipp Herbst
Last position:
Software Project Leader for Brake Control Units at ZF Friedrichshafen / ZF Active Safety GmbH
- Project management for software projects in the brake control unit area with a focus on deadlines, costs, and quality.
- Planning, control, and reporting of project progress, risks, dependencies, and work packages.
- Planning and tracking of work packages using PTC Integrity.
- Organizing and moderating customer meetings as well as coordination with internal departments, external suppliers, and third parties.
- Creating and maintaining project documentation according to Automotive SPICE requirements as well as management reporting.
Tobias Pitz
Last position:
Interim Product Manager – Digital Office Organization at eurodata AG / ETL
Goal:
- Stabilize and realign a central software platform for digital office processes and restore solid product and delivery management.
Tasks & responsibility:
- Took over product and project management during a critical development phase
- Sharpened product vision, target picture, roadmap, and prioritized product capabilities
- Analyzed user needs, processes, system dependencies, and operational pain points
- Reorganized and prioritized backlog, releases, and work packages based on customer value and delivery risk
- Cross-functional leadership of engineering, product owners, scrum masters, architecture, business units, and operations
- Introduced reliable planning, decision-making, reporting, and escalation structures
- Moderated discovery, refinement, planning, and decision workshops
- Managed scope, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations in a complex product environment
Result:
- Sharpened product vision and roadmap, stabilized delivery structures, and sustainably improved management and decision-making capabilities.
Andreas Schott
Last position:
Interim Manager / Consultant at BTC AG
- Support in steering complex projects in agile, classic, and hybrid environments
- Setting up and implementing governance structures for clear roles, responsibilities, and decision paths
- Designing and moderating workshops (e.g. kick-offs, retrospectives, lessons learned)
- Developing and introducing standardized processes and templates for project, portfolio, and change management
- Supporting companies in their development toward agile or autonomous structures
- Analyzing and improving cooperation between line organization, project management, and operations
- Introducing role profiles and competency models for new ways of working
- Developing guiding principles for decision-making (e.g. based on company strategy, profitability, customer focus)
- Moderating conflict discussions and decision-making meetings between stakeholders
- Developing and applying guidelines for communication in change processes
- Supporting managers with feedback and reflection formats
- Visual preparation of complex topics for management decisions
- Developing use cases for AI-supported automation in project work
- Supporting the evaluation and introduction of digital tools to improve processes
- Operational responsibility for Citrix & AD/Access: ensuring stable IT operations incl. incident management, handovers, and quality assurance in day-to-day business
- Eliminating operational gaps through clear separation of responsibilities between BTC, BITS, and service providers
- Carrying out a structured gap analysis of existing service descriptions, make-or-buy decisions, and role clarification with KPI anchoring
- Escalation management with fast intervention in case of conflicting goals and unclear responsibilities
Kevin Fischer
Last position:
DevOps and Platform Engineer at DB Systel GmbH
- Error analysis and fixes including performance optimization of the in-house developed platform API
- Change and incident management in day-to-day operations
- Responsible for compliance with security and compliance requirements
- Vendor management for software development and maintenance
- Planning and execution of migration of legacy services to a cloud native platform
Role in the project: project staff, implementation team
Used skills: requirements analysis, IT service and application management, IT operations, error analysis and performance optimization, software maintenance and lifecycle management
Project environment: Cloud Native Platform (Kubernetes, Crossplane, AWS, ArgoCD, Grafana)
Liisa Preugschat
Last position:
UX/UI Service Designer at Netze BW
- Analysis and structuring of complex service processes
- Development of customer journeys, user journeys, and service blueprints
- Moderation of workshops for requirements definition
- Derivation of an MVP with stakeholders
- Clear basis for decision-making
- Reduction of uncertainty in early project phases
Alexander Petitjean
Last position:
Senior Solution Architect at IT.NRW - The IT service provider of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Responsible for the solution architectures of the eGov solution "e-Akte" for KRITIS authorities of the state of NRW, tailored to the specific needs of the customers, as well as ensuring that these solutions can be operated efficiently and reliably
- Modeling the KRITIS IT architecture (cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and development) using Archimate
- Ensuring IT governance, compliance, data protection, and the establishment of standards in line with the business strategy
- Managing service providers for the eAkte product nscale from Ceyonic
- EAM and LeanIX, documentation of IT systems, interfaces, technologies
- Solution architecture & stakeholder management, including business units & IT teams
Janko Böhm
Last position:
RTE, Agile Coach at Haufe Group SE
Transformation of the program organization from six subprojects into a scaled agile setup as RTE to stabilize the go-live date
Organizational development by building virtual, agile, cross-functional teams and establishing metrics and performance indicators
Coaching agile development and rollout principles for an SAP migration
Training internal staff for new roles and toughening up effort estimates towards the steering board
Switching to agile governance and reporting structures with a focus on end-to-end business processes
Establishing the product owner role and promoting agile principles in the SAP development team
Reduced delivery times through domain-based scoping and smaller cycle times
More reliable delivery forecasts and increased delivery rates
Earlier and more frequent feedback from business units, increased trust, and cost savings by eliminating duplicate structures
Kevin Guhl
Last position:
Interim Senior HR Manager at Symrise AG
- Preparing HR documents
- Conducting employee meetings
- Managing employee master data in Workday
- Managing employee master data in SAP
- Works council work
- Participating in company meetings
Mykola Skliarov
Last position:
AI Product Manager / Senior Business Analyst at ManpowerGroup Global Analytics
- AI-Powered Revenue & Workforce Optimization: Led discovery, product strategy, and business analysis for enterprise-grade AI solutions (Dynamic Pricing, Job Order Optimization, and AutoMatch), optimizing pricing performance, recruitment workflows, and workforce allocation across multiple countries.
- Microsoft Ecosystem & M365 Copilot Integration: Utilized the Microsoft environment and M365 Copilot to streamline enterprise workflows, automate technical documentation generation, and accelerate cross-functional requirements elicitation.
- Complex Multi-Country Rollouts: Directed onboarding initiatives and stakeholder alignment across Global Analytics, Enterprise Technology, Data Science, and local business units, supporting enterprise business cases scaling to over 35,000 annual quotations and 2,000+ active users.
- Measurable Commercial & Operational Impact: Delivered high-impact AI capabilities resulting in an 80% reduction in quote preparation time, a Gross Profit (GP) uplift of 0.3 to 0.7 percentage points, and over 214 monthly hours saved.
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IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
20 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
66%
Doctorate
6%
Certifications per freelancer
8
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
99%
Based on our profile pool as of 21 Aug 2026.
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About the certification
What CPRE proves
The IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering, often called CPRE, shows that a freelancer knows how to work with requirements in a disciplined way. It is not about code delivery. It is about understanding needs, asking the right questions, and documenting requirements so teams can build the right thing.
Core skills
A CPRE-certified professional typically brings structure to early project work and to change-heavy delivery phases.
- Eliciting requirements from business and technical stakeholders
- Writing clear, testable, and traceable requirements
- Managing conflicts, scope changes, and priorities
- Supporting reviews, validation, and stakeholder alignment
- Using common requirements engineering methods and notations
Typical profiles
CPRE is common among business analysts, requirements engineers, product owners, systems analysts, and consultants who sit between business and delivery teams. Some hold it to formalize experience they already use every day. Others pursue it to build a solid base before moving into larger transformation or systems projects.
Where it matters
This certification is useful in software projects, process redesign, digital transformation, and complex product development. It is especially relevant when many stakeholders are involved or when requirements are unclear at the start. In Germany and other international teams, CPRE is often a good signal that the freelancer can work in structured, cross-functional settings and communicate precisely.
What a company gets
A freelancer with IREB CPRE is usually a safer choice when the project depends on getting requirements right before design or development starts. That person should help reduce rework, missed assumptions, and late surprises.
- Better requirement quality from the start
- More reliable stakeholder communication
- Stronger traceability from need to solution
- Cleaner handover to development and testing
Level and path
CPRE is known as a practical requirements engineering certification with different progression levels in the IREB track. The Foundation level is the best-known entry point and is often what companies mean when they ask for CPRE. Advanced levels go deeper into analysis, management, and framework topics, so the exact level on a profile matters.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE)? Start with the answers below.
A freelancer holding the IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) has proven structured knowledge of requirements work. That includes eliciting needs, documenting them clearly, and keeping them traceable through delivery. It signals someone who can reduce ambiguity before a team commits to design or development.
CPRE is the umbrella certification name used by IREB, and many people refer to the Foundation level when they say CPRE. In practice, companies often expect the basic professional standard in requirements engineering when they see the acronym. If a profile lists a higher level, it should be read as a more advanced step in the same certification path.
The IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) is most useful in projects where requirements are complex, changing, or shared across many stakeholders. That includes software delivery, digital change, process improvement, and system integration. It is especially valuable when a team needs clear documentation before implementation starts.
IREB CPRE is a strong fit for business analysts, requirements engineers, product owners, system analysts, and consultants. It also helps freelancers who regularly translate business goals into technical requirements. If your work depends on asking better questions and writing precise outcomes, this certification is relevant.
Requirements engineering is the core focus of the certification. In practice, that means stakeholder analysis, elicitation, specification, validation, and change handling. It also covers traceability and the ability to keep requirements consistent as a project evolves.
A candidate preparing for CPRE should study requirements engineering concepts, common methods, and the language of structured specification. Practical experience helps a lot, because the certification rewards clear thinking more than memorized theory. Good preparation usually combines reading, exercises, and work with real or realistic requirement scenarios.
For the IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE), the entry path is generally accessible and centered on knowledge and understanding rather than formal job titles. The exact structure depends on the level within the IREB scheme. Renewal and progression should always be checked against the current IREB rules, especially if you are looking at an advanced level.
CPRE is more specifically centered on requirements engineering than many broader business analysis credentials. It goes deep on elicitation, specification, validation, and traceability. If your company needs someone to shape the requirement base itself, CPRE is a very relevant signal.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) is 106 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 847 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers with IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE), 92% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 66% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers with IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) have 20 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) are German (99%), English (98%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers with IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) are Information Technology (85%), Professional Services (51%), and Banking and Finance (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) are Information Technology (95%), Project Management (88%), and Product Development (79%).
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