Conclusion to the series, “How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot: 7 ways to do software requirements poorly to set your project up for failure and what to do instead.” […]
Tag: traceability
A Project for Mom
Have you ever noticed that the skills you have as a product manager or as a business analyst can transfer to other aspects of your life? I find myself in […]
Call for Chapter Proposals: Software and Systems Traceability
From a colleague in the field- Call for Chapter Proposals Title: Software and Systems Traceability Proposal Submission Deadline: July 30th , 2010 A book edited by: Andrea Zisman, Jane Cleland-Huang […]
The Case of the Missing Requirements – The Importance of Traceability
There are a few traits that help to make a good Business Analyst or Product Development Manager: attention to detail, ability to clearly communicate concepts, an understanding of objectives, etc. […]
Software Requirements Traceability – How Low Do We Go?
Tracing software requirements throughout the project is considered a good practice in software engineering. There are numerous studies that have shown the benefit of traceability and how traceability can avoid […]
Screencast: Getting the Most Out of Caliber RM And Your Requirements
In this post, Anothony C describes how to export your Caliber Requirements Grid into an Excel spreadsheet. In the following screencast, I demonstrate how to copy a Traceability Matrix from […]
Prioritizing Your Software Requirements, Part II
In Prioritizing Requirements, Part I, we covered the reasons to prioritize requirements and the basic technique. We’ll now address what to do when there is disagreement about prioritization. Unfortunately, requirements […]
Why Traceability (by itself) Is Worthless
Performing traceability of delivered functionality to requirements without tying them back to Business Objectives is in my opinion an exercise in futility. To anyone engaged in this exercise, I ask […]
Are UI Requirements Software Requirements?
User Interface design is often assigned responsibility for look-and-feel. While I understand the importance of UI design, I am highly dissatisfied by its reliance on “heuristics” and, frankly, the uneven […]
The Trace Race
In the early days of the Internet, my then-CEO had no problems selling a complete copy of our proprietary database in lieu of the normal subscription fee. When I asked […]
Finding missing requirements
I went to a two day requirements training course the last week which did a great job of covering the basics of requirements. The course was taught by Cheryl Hill […]