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Distributed Cognition in the Management of Design Requirements Hansen, Sean Lyytinen, Kalle Distributed cognition distributed requirements COTS software IT architecture In this position statement, we outline a new theoretical framework of the distribution of design requirements processes. Building upon the Theory of Distributed Cognition, we characterize contemporary requirements efforts as distributed cognitive systems in which elements of a design vision are distributed socially, structurally, and temporally. We discuss the various forms of distribution observed in real-world systems development projects and the processes by which representational states are propagated through the system. We conclude with a brief discussion of the implications of the framework for requirements research and practice. Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik Sean Hansen and Kalle Lyytinen 2009 Is Part Of Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 8412, Perspectives Workshop: Science of Design: High-Impact Requirements for Software-Intensive Systems (2009) InProceedings Text doc-type:ResearchArticle publishedVersion application/pdf doi:10.4230/DagSemProc.08412.8 urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-19301 https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.08412.8 eng https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode