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Requirements definition is crucial to the success of any product, especially in volatile and fast--paced, Internet--based industries. A Requirements Pattern offers a coherent and consistent approach to the entire requirements engineering process ensuring the practitioner?s success. The book covers everything from initial product concept through incremental feature implementation, offering special consideration for the unique challenges of Internet--based software development. The author presents a proven requirements framework that can be used for ensuring the quality and integrity of your requirements set. The requirements set framework coaches to elicit a complete set of requirements including those critical aspects beyond the software. Three key themes support the information and advice put forth in this book. They are: understanding the breadth of requirements that comprise the Internet requirements set, properly managing the evolutionary process, and initiating parallel and coordinated development efforts for the Internet product. This book examines: Capturing all business communities requirements Managing through anti--patterns common requirement--related pitfalls that results in gaps in knowledge, participation, and process Understanding the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the Internet product development An important process that includes proper requirement allocation Implementing requirements configuration management With the wealth of knowledge and real--world experience revealed in A Requirements Pattern, you will be well equipped to develop quality Internet products that successfully improve the products? return on investment. 0201738260B08302001

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Author:   Patricia L. Ferdinandi
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Addison Wesley
Dimensions:   Width: 23.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 18.70cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9780201738261

ISBN 10:   0201738260
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   03 December 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. What Is... What Is Requirements Engineering. Internet Requirements. What Is the State of Requirements Today. What Is Technologies Involvement. What Is the Path to Satisfying the Current Needs of the Business. What Is Internet. The Internet Explosion. Collapsed Hierarchy. Business Partnerships. New Lines of Business. Customer Centric. Profit versus Potential Revenue. How Does One Work with and Impact the Other. Understanding Requirements Engineering. The Common Perspective. Terminology - A Common Understanding. What Is Internet. What Is a Requirement. What Is an Internet Requirement. Requirement Set. What Is a Pattern. What Is a Requirements Pattern. What Is an Internet Requirements Pattern. What Is an Anti-Pattern. What Is an Internet Requirements Anti-Pattern. Requirement Specification. Requirement Engineer. Requirement Engineering. Requirements Management. What Is a Requirement Process. Requirement Versus Requirement Specification Versus Requirement Set. Conclusion. 2. Requirement Evolution. The Requirement Evolution. The Manufacturing Process. The Internet Development Process. Requirement Development Process. The Birth of an Idea. Product Concept. The Business Case ... Do You Belong on the Net. The Requirement Process. Requirement Allocation. Avoiding Politics. What a Process. Internet Evolution. Current Requirement Process Scenario. The Correlation between Allocation Level and Perspective. Requirements Evolving through Perspectives. The Requirement Subprocess. Elicitation. Analysis. Specification. Validation. Approval as a Separate Activity. Quality Gate Checkpoints. Managing the Requirements and the Requirement Set. The Subprocess Is a Generic Process. Requirement Reuse. Conclusion. 3. The Requirement Set. Requirement Category. Requirement Community. Requirement Perspective. Requirement Focus. Relationships between Categories. Requirement Organization. A Quality Home. Different Views of the Same House. Different Focuses of the Same Software Solution. Extensions to the Information Systems Architecture. Organization Impact. Conclusion. 4. Internet Requirements Pattern. The Kick off. Changing Business Model. Understanding the Problem or Need. Preparing for Allocation. The Pattern Specifics. Important Communities. Perspective Specifics. Focus Details. Cell Association Checklist. Gap Analysis. Conclusion. 5. Internet Requirements Antipatterns. Gap in Knowledge. Hacker Intervention <38> Other Security Issues. Quality of Service Impact. Create Read Update Delete List (Crudl). Gap in Participation. The Business Model Tolerance Indicators. Network Engineers Involvement. Gap in Process. Scope Creep. When Designers Take Over (Technology for the Sake of Technology). The Imposed Deadline. Identifying Additional Antipatterns. Conclusion. 6. Requirement Quality. Individual Requirement Quality. Parts of a Requirement. Quality Characteristics. Requirement Specification Quality. Requirement Set Quality. Quality Checkpoints. Unit Test Versus System Test. Walkthroughs. Requirement Measurement. Prototyping the Requirements. Conclusion. 7. Managing the Internet Requirement Set. Requirements Management Configuration Management. Software Engineering Institute - Capability Maturity Model. Level 2: Repeatable. Interpreting the Capability Maturity Model. What Is Configuration Management. Configuration Management for Requirements. Supporting the Configuration Management of Requirements. How to Implement RCM for Internet Type Applications. What to Manage Under Requirements. Preparing for Implementation. The Implementation Process. Conclusion. Reference Material. Additional Information. 8. Requirement Supplier. Product Direction. Detail Suppliers. Requirement User. Project Manager. Data Warehouse Specialist. Database Administrator. Developers. Usability Engineer. Network Planner. Operations Analyst. Technical Architect. Test Analyst Quality Control Analyst. Trainer. Writer, Editors <38> User Education. Requirement Supporter. Facilitator. Process Manager. Quality Assurance. Group Manager. Anthropology. Requirement Producers. The Power of Meeting Minutes. The Requirement Engineering Roles. The Necessary Skills the Requirement Engineering Organization. The Internet Organization. Conclusion. 9. How Long Will This Take. How to Get Started. Applying the Requirement Pattern to Other Applications Types. Key Points to Remember. Sources for Additional Information. Books. Periodicals. Web Sites. Recap of What the Book Discussed. Conclusion. Appendix A. Internet Requirements Pattern Specification Format. Appendix B. Internet Requirements Pattern (Information Technology Community). Appendix C. Requirements Pattern Work Breakdown Structure. Appendix D. Requirement Pattern Language. Appendix E. Requirement Pattern & Anti-Pattern Usage. Glossary. Bibliography.

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Patricia L. Ferdinandi is the President of Strategic Business Decisions, Inc., a company specializing in requirements engineering, process improvement, and project management. During her career, she has been successful in the roles of requirements engineer, trainer, and program manager on numerous projects. An acknowledged requirements expert, she has spoken on the topic at many conferences and has written several articles for Software Testing, Software Development, Quality Engineering, and IEEE. 0201738260AB11162001

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