A question we are often asked is “What is difference between verification and validation?” This two-part blog answers that question. In part 1 we discuss the basic concepts of verification […]
Tag: scope
Baseline Your Scope Before Writing Requirements
A major issue that contributes to cancelled projects is a failure to establish a shared vision of the final product at the beginning of the project. The reason for a […]
Agile and Requirement–Driven Product Development
My previous blog described “Requirement-Driven Product Development” (RDPD). One of my readers asked a very important and well-formed question: “Lou, nice article. Are there any specializations to the approach for […]
Medical Device Development and ArgonDigital
We are frequently asked whether or not the training we offer is specifically geared to the medical device industry or if our training is generic. The short answer – our […]
Why are we doing what we are Doing?
A common problem we see on new projects is people jump into writing requirements without first answering the question “Why are we doing what we are doing?” Many challenged projects […]
Importance of Doing the Upfront Work Before Design
We were recently asked by one of our clients about some methods that can be used to help drive home the importance of developing proper requirements at the right time…namely […]
Role of the Business Analyst and Requirements
We recently received the following question via our Ask the Experts page: “How much has the role of a Business Analyst changed or affected the gathering and structuring of requirements”. […]
How do you know your requirements are complete?
The bottom line is the set of requirements is complete when all the stakeholders have approved the set of requirements. Define Scope before you write your requirements. From Requirements Expert’s […]
IT as a Sales Function
In college, I was assigned to read The Goal by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt. It is a novel that tells the story of a plant manager trying to improve operational […]
Well, isn’t this puzzling?
I like to think of the projects that we work on as puzzles. Often times, project information is jumbled up and scattered around just like a new puzzle out of […]