Amazon.com Review
“Requirements” are essential for creating successful software because they let users and developers agree on what features will be delivered in new systems. Karl Wiegers’s Software Requirements shows you how to define and get more out of software requirements with dozens of “best practices” and tips that make this book a valuable resource for both software project managers and developers. The book’s commonsense approach provides exemplary project management skills tailored to gathering (and refining, implementing, and eventually tracking) software requirements. While the book often cites recent software engineering studies, the focus always returns to practical management techniques. A case study for a chemical tracking application frames the book, and most chapters begin with anecdotes that demonstrate situations in which users and developers misunderstand each other about a software project’s ultimate goals. (If you’ve ever worked in the field, these st (more…)

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