More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice

Part V. On Writing Requirements

The heart of requirements development is to record the diverse types of requirements information in a shareable form that is as complete and precise as necessary to ensure that all project stakeholders get what they need. There’s no formulaic way to do this, and there’s no substitute for experience. Part V presents much practical guidance regarding the actual writing of requirements.

Chapter 12, points out that documents that connect the work that multiple project participants do should be written from the perspective of the consumers of the document, not its author. In addition, I’m often asked how detailed the requirements need to be. Chapter 13—identifies some of the factors that indicate you need more detail ...