Would you mind forwarding this to any business analyst colleagues or friends in Sydney who you think might be interested? You do not need to be a member of the...
Hi All, When we say "requirements are traced from-to each other", we usually think as vertical traceability so that there are hierarchy between requirents such...
Kasim, IMO we need to trace enough for the needed purposes. Usually we do that vertical traceability (Business Reqs to User Reqs to Functional Reqs to Test ...
Hi Let's suppose that you are involved in first requirements elicitation meeting at customer side. There are a lot of people in meeting room. After opening...
Hy, In my opinion during meeting with customer you have to concentrate on listening. your first question could be What do you want? If your customer goes in...
Kasim, Some suggestions for first questions: * How are you guys? :) * Is the temperature ok, everyone? :) * At what time is the coffee-break? :) Now,...
Hi I believe there are a few key points to make at the start of such a meeting. a) Introduce myself b) Discuss the process - both in context of the entire...
Dear Sheraj I think 'What do you want' is too abrupt and also not correct, because before this meeting you are supposed to have already received 'Requirement ...
Hi Kasim, Prior to this meeting you'll have some idea of the business need. Following the opening 'ceremony'very briefly state the purpose of the project...
I would add to Brad's agenda an examination of how the customer will measure success. My objective would be to determine the thoroughness of the business...
I saw the answer that said "What do you want?" I believe that approach leads in the wrong direction. Customers may think they know what they want, but they are...
Hi all, my first set of questions, whether working as a PM or with req analysis etc is: "What would be a successful outcome for you, and your ...
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David Longstreet
Knowledge@...
Apr 21, 2007 10:33 am
All, I think there needs to be an effort to study the customer and determine their needs. Most customers cannot articulate what they want. So the first...
Hi all, I am a requirement engineer currently working as a PM. I was wondering if anyone has ever hear of (or used) a game to introduce/teach Requirements...
Great argument put forward by David. Let me augment this and respond to Kasim's original question as well. Software engineering is still an evolving...
Methods & Tools is a free e-newsletter for software developers, testers and project managers. Spring 2007 issue's content: * Software Process Improvement –...
Methods & Tools is a free e-newsletter for software developers, testers and project managers. Spring 2007 issue's content: * Software Process Improvement –...
Hi All; Suppose that you are at meeting with PM, as an analyst for a new project. Contract has just been signed and PM is preparing project plan. For project's...
Kasim: Answer to (1) is "it depends on many factors" Answer to (2) may be found in the "Managing Requirements Risk" presentation among the technical papers at...
Hello, There is a PM game that Finnish PM expert Pekka Forselius (pekkaf@...) uses in Finland, adopted from the Swedish PM game. The game focuses on...
David, I couldnt understand. Is "it depends on many factors" risk? Why? It is not clear. Thanks KASIM SEN ... project ... requirements. ... multiplying ... ...
Kasim: You said that risk points are determined by multiplying Probability, Impact,and Impact Time Frame. Each potential risk in the following (short) list has...
Kasim: You said that risk points are determined by multiplying Probability, Impact,and Impact Time Frame. Each potential risk in the following (short) list has...
StickyMinds.com Weekly Column By Edward Weller For some reason, the mystique of Level 4 seems to be wrapped around control charts-one of the methods used for...
Requirements Engineering. . . Hmmm. . . . Business Analysis or better known as the arcane sciences is getting a modern face lift! Much of what was referred...
... Why Requirements "Engineering"? Is it an "engineering"? Why? It is not engineering. It became known as "engineering" because some academics wanted to be...
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Stefan Winkler
stefan.winkler-et@...
May 3, 2007 2:38 pm
Hi, this is what I have written down on the topic some time ago: As Bashar Nuseibeh and Steve Easterbrook have argued [1], requirements engineering is kind of...
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Stefan Winkler
stefan.winkler-et@...
May 3, 2007 6:26 pm
There are some people who would call J.S. Bach a musical engineer in that context... ;-) Stefan ... -- ... Dipl.-Inf. Stefan Winkler Wissenschaftlicher...
