Mastering the Requirements Process

Suzanne Robertson, James C. Robertson9780321419491, 0321419499

Mastering the Requirements Process, Second Edition, sets out an industry-proven process for gathering and verifying requirements with an eye toward today’s agile development environments. In this total update of the bestselling guide, the authors show how to discover precisely what the customer wants and needs while doing the minimum requirements work according to the project’s level of agility.Features includeThe Volere requirements processcompletely specified, and revised for compatibility with agile environmentsA specification template that can be used as the basis for your own requirements specificationsNew agility ratings 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 criteriaIterative requirements gathering leading to faster delivery to the clientChecklists to help identify stakeholders, users, nonfunctional requirements, and moreDetails on gathering and implementing requirements for iterative releasesAn expanded project sociology section for help with identifying and communicating with stakeholdersStrategies for exploiting use cases to determine the best product to buildMethods for reusing requirements and requirements patternsExamples showing how the techniques and templates are applied in real-world situations