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BTS330: Business Requirements Analysis using OO

Introduction to Software Requirements. BTS330: Business Requirements Analysis using OO. What are requirements? . It depends who you ask… Requirements try to describe the whole system you are creating.

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BTS330: Business Requirements Analysis using OO

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  1. Introduction to Software Requirements BTS330: Business Requirements Analysis using OO

  2. What are requirements? • It depends who you ask… • Requirements try to describe the whole system you are creating. • You need to decide on a definition with all project stakeholders…your requirements document will be based on that definition.

  3. What are requirements? • Intersection of interests of stakeholders: • Customers (acquire the software) • Users • Analysts, developers, testers • Legal staff • And so on…

  4. Why requirements? • Foundation for the software system • Define them well terrific product, happy customers/stakeholders • Define them poorly  disaster

  5. Levels of Requirements • Business Organizationvision/scope • User use cases • Functional software specs

  6. Levels of Requirements • Nonfunctional • Business rules • Quality attributes • External interfaces • Constraints • And so on…

  7. Why requirements? • Foundation for the software system • Define them well terrific product, happy customers/stakeholders • Define them poorly  disaster

  8. Levels of Requirements • Business Organizationvision/scope • User use cases • Functional software specs

  9. Documenting Requirements in BTS330 • We will produce a Requirements Document as per a given template (posted to the bts330 site)

  10. Development and Management • Develop Requirements • Elicitation • Analysis • Specification • Validation

  11. Development and Management • Manage Requirements • Define baseline—SCOPE • Manage changes (**NOT EASY) • Manage project activity • Manage project plan

  12. Why are there problems? • Detailed requirements are difficult!!! • “…no other part of the work so cripples the resulting system if they’re wrong. No other part is more difficult to rectify later.” • (text, p. 15)

  13. 120 100 80 60 40 20 Requirements Design Code Test Operation Cost of Correcting Requirements Relative Cost Source: Text, p. 17

  14. Common Problems • Insufficient user involvement • Scope creep • Ambiguous requirements • Gold plating • “Paper Napkin” syndrome • Overlooked users • Inaccurate planning (bad promises)

  15. The Pain Curve Poor Requirements Good Requirements Pain Time

  16. Collaborating with Customers/Stakeholders • Take responsibility for ensuring understanding • Be respectful • Give honest/correct information • See text pg 32, “bill of rights”

  17. The Sign-off Myth • Signing off requirements • is NOT a weapon but a milestone • establishes a baseline • provides the basis for change management

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