Functional vs Nonfunctional Requirements: What’s the difference?
Learn the difference between functional vs. nonfunctional requirements and how to account for and track each in the product development cycle.
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8 Do’s and Don’ts for Writing Requirements
Every word matters when authoring requirements. In this post, we discuss the top dos – and don’ts – for successfully writing requirements.
Checklist: Selecting a Requirements Management Tool
Check out this handy checklist to make sure you’re getting everything you need in a requirements management solution.
The Most Important Requirements Rule For Better Products
There are many theories on how to write better requirements. Some suggest using or excluding certain words or limiting each requirement to one sentence. However, there’s a danger in having too many rules around your requirement writing process because it can end up hamstringing your work. Writing excellent requirements, in my opinion, is both an […]
The Importance of Centralizing Your Requirements in One Platform
A requirements, risk, and test management platform that centralizes everything into one system of record can provide the single source of truth missing from many product development processes.
Requirements Management Maturity Model – Empirical vs. Theory
Being a former McKinsey consultant, I have spent too much time immersed in frameworks, maturity models and methodologies. As I age, and my pragmatism grows, I find that many maturity models are too high level and vague and do not reflect the actual progression companies go through as they mature a given business function. What I do find extremely useful are empirical maturity models since they categorize what companies are ACTUALLY doing TODAY in response to given challenges and pressures. Unfortunately, […]
[Answered] Why You Should Swap Document-Based Requirements Management for Real-Time Collaboration
In this post, we discuss how as product development processes become more complex, traditional document-based requirements management shows its limitations.
Five Best Practices for Writing Requirements
While writing requirements is both an art and a science that will vary by context, here are five best practices for writing crystal clear requirements.
Creating a Culture that Respects Requirements
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post on requirements was originally published here, by Medium, and this article was adapted from Software Requirements, Third Edition, by Karl Wiegers and Joy Beatty. If you’re interested in software requirements management, business analysis, project management, software quality, or consulting, Process Impact provides numerous useful publications, downloads, and other resources. Creating a Culture that […]
What to Look for in Application Lifecycle Management Tools
Application lifecycle management (ALM) tools enable efficient, standardized communication and collaboration between teams in application development, testing, and other business departments. The benefits of a top ALM platforms include less risk from manual and siloed application lifecycle management processes, plus superior confidence in the outcome of compliance and product quality. What is application lifecycle management? […]