One Size Fits None
The November 15, 2005 issue of CIO Magazine leads with the headline “Rethinking Requirements” and includes an article titled Fixing the Requirements Mess. Now, I just know someone is going to come...
View ArticleDocumented Requirements ARE Necessary
It all started with the recent CIO article Fixing the Requirements Mess. A comment by Christopher Creel (halfway down the page) was then put on the Requirements Defined Message Board. After reading Mr....
View ArticleTips for Turning “Fluff” Requirements into Real Requirements
Tips for Turning “Fluff” Requirements into Real Requirements Lately I have been getting a lot of “fluff” requirements from my stakeholders… The system must be flexible. The system must allow for...
View ArticleWork Harder, Not Smarter
I am all for great tools and processes that increase efficiency of work, facilitate better accuracy, allow for repeatable results, so on and so forth. But sometimes they simply do not fit. Yes, I just...
View ArticleHow to Shoot Yourself in the Foot: Conclusion
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.” Short-change Time Spent on Software...
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Software Requirements Impact on Technical Debt – Part 1
This is a two part series on the impact of software requirements on technical debt. Part 1 summarizes technical debt and part 2 discusses the impact that software requirements can have on technical...
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Software Requirements Impact on Technical Debt – Part 2
This is the second part of a two part series on the impact of software requirements on technical debt. Part 1 defined technical debt, delved into its importance, discussed its symptoms and summarized...
View ArticleRequirements Webinar Downloads –“Tool vs. Process: Which Comes First?”
Joy Beatty, VP Research & Development at Seilevel, presented a requirements webinar September 21 hosted by eDev Technologies. The webinar is part of their Requirements Leadership Forum lecture...
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Planning for Software Requirements – What’s Your Plan?
I was recently working with a customer and a number of their business analysts on a specific project, when I asked them what they did around planning for their elicitation efforts. Imagine my surprise...
View ArticleAligning User Expectations with Business Objectives
Projects with clearly defined business objectives can and do fail even if they deliver functionality that syncs closely with the business objectives defined for the project, but do not meet user...
View ArticleSetting boundaries in Agile Requirements Management
I was once part of a team at a consumer-facing technology company, who described themselves as incredibly fast-paced, operating within a rapidly changing environment. This team was smaller (4...
View ArticleTips for Turning “Fluff” Requirements into Real Requirements
Tips for Turning “Fluff” Requirements into Real Requirements Lately I have been getting a lot of “fluff” requirements from my stakeholders… The system must be flexible. The system must allow for...
View ArticleWork Harder, Not Smarter
I am all for great tools and processes that increase efficiency of work, facilitate better accuracy, allow for repeatable results, so on and so forth. But sometimes they simply do not fit. Yes, I just...
View ArticleHow to Shoot Yourself in the Foot: Conclusion
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.” Short-change Time Spent on Software...
View ArticleSoftware Requirements Impact on Technical Debt – Part 1
This is a two part series on the impact of software requirements on technical debt. Part 1 summarizes technical debt and part 2 discusses the impact that software requirements can have on technical...
View ArticleSoftware Requirements Impact on Technical Debt – Part 2
This is the second part of a two part series on the impact of software requirements on technical debt. Part 1 defined technical debt, delved into its importance, discussed its symptoms and summarized...
View ArticleRequirements Webinar Downloads –“Tool vs. Process: Which Comes First?”
Joy Beatty, VP Research & Development at Seilevel, presented a requirements webinar September 21 hosted by eDev Technologies. The webinar is part of their Requirements Leadership Forum lecture...
View ArticlePlanning for Software Requirements – What’s Your Plan?
I was recently working with a customer and a number of their business analysts on a specific project, when I asked them what they did around planning for their elicitation efforts. Imagine my surprise...
View ArticleAligning User Expectations with Business Objectives
Projects with clearly defined business objectives can and do fail even if they deliver functionality that syncs closely with the business objectives defined for the project, but do not meet user...
View ArticleThe Most Important Part of A User Story
The last couple of years has seen a wholesale shift in development methodologies among the Fortune 1000 companies from Waterfall to Agile. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Agile revolution...
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