Without formal, verifiable software requirements—and an effective system for managing them—the programs that developers think they’ve agreed to build often will not be the same products their customers are expecting. In SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, requirements engineering authority Karl Wiegers amplifies the best practices presented in his original award-winning text?now a mainstay for anyone participating in the software development process. In this book, you’ll discover effective techniques for managing the requirements engineering process all the way through the development cycle—including dozens of techniques to facilitate that all-important communication between users, developers, and management. This updated edition features new case examples, anecdotes culled from the author’s extensive consulting career, and specific Next Steps for putting the book’s process-improvement principles into practice. You’ll also find several new chapters, sample documents, and an incisive troubleshooting guide. Discover how to: <ul>
<li>Set achievable expectations for functionality and quality</li> <li>NEW: Incorporate business rules into application development</li> <li>Employ use cases to discover user requirements</li> <li>Arrest creeping requirements and manage change requests</li> <li>NEW: Deal with requirements on maintenance, outsourced, and package solution projects</li> <li>Curb the impulse to “gold-plate” your programs</li> <li>NEW: Grow effective requirements analysts</li> <li>Cut revisions—and costs—dramatically</li> <li>Produce better software!</li> </ul>
No matter what kind of software you build, or what your role in the development process, SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, delivers expert guidance and field-tested techniques for engineering software success.

Software Requirements (2nd, 03) by Wiegers, Karl [Paperback (2003)]

Business & Money

Karl Wiegers

Industries

Microsoft Press

Software Development Pearls: Lessons from Fifty Years of Software Experience

Addison-Wesley Professional

Concise, readable, and expert advice for collecting and analyzing software requirements. Wiegers presents a palette of best practices for collecting, validating and managing software requirements, together with examples of their successful application to real-world projects. This is one of the few pragmatic resources on this topic.

Software Requirements (Dv-Best Practices)

Computers & Technology

Programming

Without formal, verifiable software requirements—and an effective system for managing them—the programs that developers think they’ve agreed to build often will not be the same products their customers are expecting. In SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, requirements engineering authority Karl Wiegers amplifies the best practices presented in his original award-winning text?now a mainstay for anyone participating in the software development process. In this book, you’ll discover effective techniques for managing the requirements engineering process all the way through the development cycle—including dozens of techniques to facilitate that all-important communication between users, developers, and management. This updated edition features new case examples, anecdotes culled from the author’s extensive consulting career, and specific Next Steps for putting the book’s process-improvement principles into practice. You’ll also find several new chapters, sample documents, and an incisive troubleshooting guide. Discover how to: Set achievable expectations for functionality and quality NEW: Incorporate business rules into application development Employ use cases to discover user requirements Arrest creeping requirements and manage change requests NEW: Deal with requirements on maintenance, outsourced, and package solution projects Curb the impulse to “gold-plate” your programs NEW: Grow effective requirements analysts Cut revisions—and costs—dramatically Produce better software! No matter what kind of software you build, or what your role in the development process, SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, delivers expert guidance and field-tested techniques for engineering software

Software Requirements 2

Networking & Cloud Computing

Zero in on key project-initiation tasks—and build a solid foundation for successful software development. In this concise guide, critically-acclaimed author Karl E. Wiegers fills a void in project management literature by focusing on the activities that are essential—but often overlooked—for launching any project. Drawing on his extensive experience, Karl shares lessons learned, proven practices, and tools for getting your project off to the right start—and steering it to ultimate success.
 Lay a foundation for project success—discover how to: 
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<li>Effectively charter a project </li>
<li>Define meaningful criteria for project success and product releases </li>
<li>Negotiate achievable commitments for project teams and stakeholders </li>
<li>Identify and document potential barriers to success—and manage project risks </li>
<li>Apply the Wideband Delphi method for more accurate estimation </li>
<li>Measure project performance and avoid common metrics traps </li>
<li>Systematically apply lessons learned to future projects<ul>
 Companion Web site includes: <ul>
<li>Worksheets from inside the book </li>
<li>Project document templates </li>
<li>Resources for project initiation and process improvement</li>
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Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools (Best Practices)

Reference

Presents a comprehensive approach to improving the quality and effectiveness of the software development process. Author identifies scores of culture builders and culture killers. DLC: Software engineering.

Creating a Software Engineering Culture

Dorset House

Software Requirements

Computer Science

Microsoft GmbH

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