Few engineers in the software industry argue the profound impact of good requirement engineering on a project. Even fewer engineers can claim that they spend any tangible effort on requirements engineering. Most sheepishly smile and claim, ironically, that their management fears that requirement analysis might negatively influence the delivery schedule. This of course hints to a devil in the details.In general, the software industry is obsessed with the "end game," or shipping the "final" product. As evidence of this obsession, witness the tools most prevalent throughout our industry. Close examination from different angles reveals a heavy slant towards the "end game." Stated plainly, ours is an industry of solution space engineers, with few tools available to us for studying the problem space.This tutorial introduces the audience to an exciting new technique entitled Requirement Patterns that builds on the work of Ian Sommerville and Ivar Jacobsen. The first part of the tutorial on this emerging field takes the audience on a whirlwind tour of today's tools for requirement analysis. The second part introduces the audience to Requirement Patterns and highlights eight patterns successfully deployed in many industry specifications. The final part is a workshop that will focus on strengthening the existing patterns, recording the application of such patterns and looking for new patterns. Be a part of the effort as we work to expand this powerful emerging field.