More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice

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No matter how much instruction you’ve had on managing software requirements, there’s no substitute for experience. Too often, lessons about requirements engineering processes lack the no-nonsense guidance that supports real-world solutions. Complementing the best practices presented in his book, Software Requirements, Second Edition, requirements engineering authority Karl Wiegers tackles even more of the real issues head-on in this book. With straightforward, professional advice and practical solutions based on actual project experiences, this book answers many of the tough questions raised by industry professionals. From strategies for estimating and working with customers to the nuts and bolts of documenting requirements, this essential companion gives developers, analysts, and managers the cosmic truths that apply to virtually every software development project. Discover how to: • Make the business case for investing in better requirements practices • Generate estimates using three specific techniques • Conduct inquiries to elicit meaningful business and user requirements • Clearly document project scope • Implement use cases, scenarios, and user stories effectively • Improve inspections and peer reviews • Write requirements that avoid ambiguity

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Table of Contents

• 1 Requirements Engineering Overview
• 2 Cosmic Truths About Software Requirements
• 3 The Business Value of Better Requirements
• 4 How Long Do Requirements Take?
• 5 Estimating Based on Requirements
• 6 The Myth of the On-Site Customer
• 7 An Inquiry, Not an Inquisition
• 8 Two Eyes Aren’t Enough
• 9 Use Cases and Scenarios and Stories, Oh My!
• 10 Actors and Users
• 11 When Use Cases Aren’t Enough
• 12 Bridging Documents
• 13 How Much Detail Do You Need?
• 14 To Duplicate or Not to Duplicate
• 15 Elements of Requirements Style
• 16 The Fuzzy Line Between Requirements and Design
• 17 Defining Project Scope
• 18 The Line in the Sand
• 19 The Six Blind Men and the Requirements
• 20 Handling Requirements for Multiple Releases
• 21 Business Requirements and Business Rules
• 22 Measuring Requirements
• 23 Exploiting Requirements Management Tools

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