Back by popular demand, in full-day format. This tutorial has earned
consistent praise from attendees at Quality Week 2001, Quality Week Europe
2002 (average 4.9 out of 5 rating), and PNSQC 2000 (44 of 45 evaluations
rated "valuable" or "very valuable"). Attendees enjoy the fast pace and
depth of information presented. This material has been taught to nearly
4,000 students at Intel sites around the world.
Poorly written requirements result in lost productivity, increased re-work,
dissatisfied customers, poor end product quality, and even project
cancellations. So, why are good requirements so hard to write? Many people
do not know the key attributes of a "Good Requirement", and have not been
exposed to the various effective ways to specify requirements.
This 1-day workshop focuses on and applies the best-known methods behind
improved requirements writing. Based closely on a popular course taught at
Intel, the course covers the different types of requirements and what
activities are important when specifying requirements. The emphasis is on
practical solutions to common problems, and contains valuable real examples
from Intel documents in both original and improved formats. Students will
gain an understanding of the attributes of a good requirement, and learn
ways to identify whether the requirement is unambiguous, concise, necessary,
correct, and traceable. Many useful "take it home and use it tomorrow"
techniques for writing both functional and non-functional requirements are
presented. Several exercises are included to reinforce the techniques.
Attendees are invited to bring their existing requirements documents for use
in the final exercise if desired.