Mastering The Requirements Process: Getting Requirements Right Hardcover 3

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Suzanne Robertson

If the purpose is to create one of the best books on requirements yet written, the authors have succeeded."-Capers jonessoftware can solve almost any problem. The trick is knowing what the problem is. With about half of all software errors originating in the requirements activity, it is clear that a better understanding of the problem is needed.Getting the requirements right is crucial if we are to build systems that best meet our needs. We know, beyond doubt, that the right requirements produce an end result that is as innovative and beneficial as it can be, and that system development is both effective and efficient.Mastering the requirements process: getting requirements right, third edition, sets out an industry-proven process for gathering and verifying requirements, regardless of whether you work in a traditional or agile development environment. In this sweeping update of the bestselling guide, the authors show how to discover precisely what the customer wants and needs, in the most efficient manner possible.Features includethe volere requirements process for discovering requirements, for use with both traditional and iterative environmentsa specification template that can be used as the basis for your own requirements specificationsformality guides that help you funnel your efforts into only the requirements work needed for your particular development environment and projecthow to make requirements testable using fit criteriachecklists to help identify stakeholders, users, non-functional requirements, and moremethods for reusing requirements and requirements patternsnew features includestrategy guides for different environments, including outsourcingstrategies for gathering and implementing requirements for iterative releases"thinking above the line" to find the real problemhow to move from requirements to finding the right solutionthe brown cow model for clearer viewpoints of the systemusing story cards as requirementsusing the volere knowledge model to help record and communicate requirementsfundamental truths about requirements and system development

9780321815743

English

Pearson Education (US)

16 Aug 2012

576

Suzanne robertson and james robertson have, over many years, helped hundreds of companies improve their requirements techniques and move into the fast lane of system development. Their courses and seminars on requirements, analysis, and design are widely praised for their innovative approach. The robertsons are principals of the atlantic systems guild, a well-known consultancy specializing in the human dimensions of complex system building. They are also the coauthors of requirements-led project management (addison-wesley, 2005). James robertson and suzanne robertson have, over many years, helped hundreds of companies improve their requirements techniques and move into the fast lane of system development. Their courses and seminars on requirements, analysis, and design are widely praised for their innovative approach. The robertsons are principals of the atlantic systems guild, a well-known consultancy specializing in the human dimensions of complex system building. They are also the coauthors of requirements-led project management (addison-wesley, 2005).

James Robertson

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