There are many models to use in the software requirements gathering process. We use an Affinity Diagram to group the models of RML® you might use in part five, “An Affinity Diagram of Models to use in Software Requirements Gathering.” Send us an email to learn more about our software requirements gathering training. If you’d [...]

Classical training in deriving requirements from Use Cases directs the Business Analyst to go through each line in the Normal Flow or Alternate Flows of a Use Case and see if there are Functional Requirements at each step. Chances are that if the Use Case is well written and the Business Analyst is thorough, a [...]

It has been challenging to go from a role where I was producing the Business Analyst work deliverables, to being the person who reviews and manages other Business Analysts producing the work deliverables.   It would have helped me a great deal to have a few tips that I could refer to when transitioning into this [...]

People, systems, data is a categorization you can use to organize your requirements models for software requirements gathering. We explain this categorization from RML® in “People, Systems, Data Models for Software Requirements Gathering”, video four. Interested in learning more about software requirements gathering training? Send us an email. If you’d like to see our entire [...]

Visual models are key to software requirements gathering because they allow us to find the missing requirements and understand the information in different ways. In video three, “Visual models for Software Requirements Gathering” we talk about a language of visualization models, RML®. Send us an email to learn more about software requirements gathering training. If [...]

I recently was recently selected for the core team for the IIBA’s BABOK version 3. We are about to kick-off the process together in Toronto, so I figured I’d take some time to gather my thoughts in advance of going. First of all, I am fortunate to have some good friends at EBG Consulting who [...]

People cannot process more than 7 plus or minus two items at a time, so visual models help us in software requirements gathering projects to organize the information. We explore Millers Magic number and how it applies to requirements in video two, “Using Models in Software Requirements Gathering.” Want to learn more about Seilevel’s software [...]

Requirements models are the basis for our work in software requirements gathering projects. We explain what we mean by the phrase “models” and give a few examples from everyday life of other models in video one, “What are requirements models in software requirements gathering.” If you’d like to learn more about software requirements gathering training, [...]

Call for Papers for The 6th International Workshop on Requirements Engineering Education and Training (REET’11) In conjunction with the 19th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE’11) The workshop will be held in Trento, Italy on Monday 29th August 2011 PAPERS DUE ON 6 June 2011 This workshop will address issues related to RE education, both [...]

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 some strategies for paying it down. Part 2 discusses the specific impact that software requirements can have on technical debt. Brief Summary [...]