For Application Development & Program Management Professionals (Length: 7 pages)

September 1, 2006

The Root Of The Problem: Poor Requirements

Three Strategies For Addressing Three Types Of Requirements Problems

by Carey Schwaber

with Gene Leganza, Megan Daniels

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The quality of software requirements is a limiting factor on the success of software development projects. And it's the rare IT organization that couldn't improve its requirements practices. When it comes to getting requirements right, companies struggle on two primary fronts: requirements definition and requirements management. But the market places a disproportionate emphasis on tools for requirements management. The real opportunity for improvement lies in requirements definition and in how different development methodologies treat changing requirements.

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