Making Requirements Reusable Reuse is an eternal grail for those who seek increased software productivity. People think most often in terms of code reuse, but many other software project components also have reuse potential. Reusing requirements can increase productivity,...
Keeping High-Level Requirements High-Level The objective of this article is to provide business analysts with guidelines for distinguishing between high-level requirements (HLRs) and detail requirements (in IIBA® BABOK® V3 terms – Stakeholder requirements and...
Converting Business Requirements for Availability May Require Some Reality Checks Management loves uptime, but they rarely want to pay for it. It seems like that line pretty much explains a third of the meetings IT professionals have to sit through. When we have conversations about uptime, they tend to go something like this...
Why the Holy Grail of Requirements and Software Management Paves the Way for Sub-PLM Specialists Messages that on the surface may seem quite easy to communicate have a tendency to become distorted when they are passed on in a chain of participants. In addition, the degree of distortion often increases exponentially with the complexity of the...
What are Product Requirements? Understanding the customer needs is very important step at the start of the product development, when the requirements are set for the product. If the customer needs are not properly understood in the early phase - there is a risk that changes...
Requirements Glossary from A to Z A Glossary documents the terms which are specific to a given domain, project, or endeavor. Whether your project is large or small, a glossary of terms will ensure your entire team and your team's stakeholders are on the same page and...
What are Report Requirements? A user of almost any given software system or business application will require precise analytics in order to objectively measure its effectiveness, or the effectiveness of an associated product. These analytics –or reports—therefore,...
What are Requirements? In the world of business analysis, requirements define precisely what you are going to create or accomplish—what the effort will include, what it will not include, how it will be done, and by whom. Requirements often also include ancillary...