Software Requirements 2nd Edition

by Karl E. Wiegers ISBN:0735618798
Microsoft Press © 2003 (516 pages)

This resource shows you how to define and get more out of software requirements with dozens of "best practices" and tips on getting better design input from your customers and then using these requirements to generate a variety of design documents.
Table of Contents
Software Requirements, Second Edition
Preface
Part I - Software Requirements – What, Why, and Who
Chapter 1 - The Essential Software Requirement
Chapter 2 - Requirements from the Customer's Perspective
Chapter 3 - Good Practices for Requirements Engineering
Chapter 4 - The Requirements Analyst
Part II - Software Requirements Development
Chapter 5 - Establishing the Product Vision and Project Scope
Chapter 6 - Finding the Voice of the Customer
Chapter 7 - Hearing the Voice of the Customer
Chapter 8 - Understanding User Requirements
Chapter 9 - Playing by the Rules
Chapter 10 - Documenting the Requirements
Chapter 11 - A Picture Is Worth 1024 Words
Chapter 12 - Beyond Functionality – Software Quality Attributes
Chapter 13 - Risk Reduction Through Prototyping
Chapter 14 - Setting Requirement Priorities
Chapter 15 - Validating the Requirements
Chapter 16 - Special Requirements Development Challenges
Chapter 17 - Beyond Requirements Development
Part III - Software Requirements Management
Chapter 18 - Requirements Management Principles and Practices
Chapter 19 - Change Happens
Chapter 20 - Links in the Requirements Chain
Chapter 21 - Tools for Requirements Management
Part IV - Implementing Requirements Engineering
Chapter 22 - Improving Your Requirements Processes
Chapter 23 - Software Requirements and Risk Management
Epilogue
Appendix A - Current Requirements Practice Self-Assessment
Appendix B - Requirements and Process Improvement Models
Appendix C - Requirements Troubleshooting Guide
Appendix D - Sample Requirements Documents
Glossary
References
Index
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Sidebars

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