Requirements
Management
Best Practices & Tools
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The acid test – “the purpose”
Foster understanding
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The acid test – “the purpose”
Get what you want
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The missing pieces
Little documentation
Impact of change?
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Opening DOORS
Ugly
Hard to use
Can’t export
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Demo: Loading a document
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Benefits of RM and RM tools
Modularity
Verifiability
Consistency
Clarity
Traceability
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Modularity
Promotes reuse
Change once
Low impact
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Verifiable
Can determine if met
Car must accelerate from 0-100km/h
in < 6 seconds.
Paint job should last 5 years.
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Consistent
Resolve any
conflicts
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Clear
Clarity is obscured by:
Perception
Jargon
Complexity
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Clarity: Perception is everything
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Clarity: Different perceptions
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Clarity: Avoid using 14
jargon
Intuitive Future-proof
Red herring Flexible
Never User-friendly
FUD Tombstone Fast
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Clarity: Business writing 15
guidelines
… Once ingrained, these
These
perceptions are extremely
difficult to overcome.
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Demo: Impact Assessment
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Traceable
Focus on
the goal!
Link bi-directionally
Trace backwards
Trace forwards
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Traceability: Meet the 18
objective
Why did we
do this?
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Traceability: Identify gaps
Find missing requirements
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Traceability: Avoid mixing 20
types
Don’t mix user, business,
system & design requirements
More Detail
Business
IT
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Traceability: Impact Analysis
What if…?
High High High
V1.2 V1.1
V1.2 V1.3 V1.1
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What’s wrong with the status 22
quo?
Lack of docs
Impact analysis
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Demo: Exporting to MS Word
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