Requirements

Management
Why we need good
requirements

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The acid test – “the purpose”
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Foster understanding

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A requirement specifies the…
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… least stringent condition

… to solve or avoid a …
problem (opportunity.)
Roger Cauvin

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How successful are projects?
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16%

Successful
Challenged
53%
Impaired 31%

Courtesy of The Standish Group,

The Chaos Report, 1994

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40%
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Errors & the cost to fix them
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Analysis Design Implementation Operational

Cost to fix
% of Errors

Time

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Benefits of better 7

requirements
Fewer defects
Better solutions
Clarity & focus

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We want to realize the benefits
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Writing requirements is a skill
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≠ Writing prose
≠ Telling a story
≠ Tool specific
Practice
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Other sources of information
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Blogs
Tyner Blain
requirements defined
From start to end
Organizations
BA Insight
International Institute of Business Analysts
Other
My Del.icio.us - requirements

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