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Managing software requirements : a use case approach, Dean Leffingwell, Don Widrig

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"Many projects fail because developers fail to build the right thing. Developers of any kind of application should read this book." -Grady Booch "A comprehensive solution to the requirements challenges faced by every development team. Full of insight and ideas all developers can learn from." -Ivar Jacobson Despite the wealth of development knowledge, experience, and tools available today, a substantial percentage of software projects fail, often because requirements are not correctly determined and defined at the outset, or are not managed correctly as the project unfolds. This second edition of the popular text Managing Software Requirements focuses on this critical cause of failure and offers a practical, proven approach to building systems that meet customers' needs on time and within budget. Using an accessible style, their own war stories, and a comprehensive case study, the authors show how analysts and developers can effectively identify requirements by applying a variety of techniques, centered on the power of use cases. The book illustrates proven techniques for determining, implementing, and validating requirements. It describes six vital Team Skills for managing requirements throughout the lifecycle of a project: Analyzing the Problem, Understanding User Needs, Defining the System, Managing Scope, Refining the System Definition, and Building the Right System. Managing Software Requirements, Second Edition , specifically addresses the ongoing challenge of managing change and describes a process for assuring that project scope is successfully defined and agreed upon by all stakeholders. Topics covered include: The five steps in problem analysis Business modeling and system engineering Techniques for eliciting requirements from customers and stakeholders Establishing and managing project scope Applying and refining use cases Product management Transitioning from requirements to design and implementation Transitioning from use cases to test cases Agile requirements methods 032112247XB05082003
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xxxvii, 502 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction: 1. The requirements problem
  • 2. Introduction to requirements management
  • 3. Requirements and the software cycle
  • 4. The software team
  • Team skill 1. Analyzing the problem: 5. The five steps in problem analysis
  • 6. Business modeling
  • 7. Systems engineering of software-intensive systems
  • Team skill 2. Understanding user and stakeholder needs: 8. The challenge of requirements elicitation
  • 9. The features of a product or system
  • 10. Interviewing
  • 11. Requirements workshops
  • 12. Brainstorming and idea reduction
  • 13. Storyboarding
  • Team skill 3. Defining the system: 14. A use case primer
  • 15. organizing requirements information
  • 16. The vision document
  • 17. Product management
  • Team skill 4. Managing scope: 18. Establishing project scope
  • 19. Managing your customer
  • Team skill 5. Refining the system definition: 20. Software requirements, a more rigorous look
  • 21. Refining the use cases
  • 22. Developing the supplementary specification
  • 23. On ambiguity and specificity
  • 24. Technical methods for specfiying requirements
  • Team skill 6. Building the right system: 25. From use cases to implementation
  • 26. From use cases to test cases
  • 27. Tracing requirements
  • 28. Managing change
  • 29. Assessing requirements qulity in iterative development
  • Getting started: 30. Agile requirements methods
  • 31. Your prescription for requirements management
  • Appendixes: A. HOLIS artifacts
  • B. Vision document template
  • C. Use-case specification template
  • D. Supplementary specification template
  • E. Requirements management in the rational unified process
  • F. Requirements management in the SEI-CMM and withing ISO 90000:2000
Isbn
9780321122476
Instance
Label
Managing software requirements : a use case approach
Title
Managing software requirements
Title remainder
a use case approach
Statement of responsibility
Dean Leffingwell, Don Widrig
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Many projects fail because developers fail to build the right thing. Developers of any kind of application should read this book." -Grady Booch "A comprehensive solution to the requirements challenges faced by every development team. Full of insight and ideas all developers can learn from." -Ivar Jacobson Despite the wealth of development knowledge, experience, and tools available today, a substantial percentage of software projects fail, often because requirements are not correctly determined and defined at the outset, or are not managed correctly as the project unfolds. This second edition of the popular text Managing Software Requirements focuses on this critical cause of failure and offers a practical, proven approach to building systems that meet customers' needs on time and within budget. Using an accessible style, their own war stories, and a comprehensive case study, the authors show how analysts and developers can effectively identify requirements by applying a variety of techniques, centered on the power of use cases. The book illustrates proven techniques for determining, implementing, and validating requirements. It describes six vital Team Skills for managing requirements throughout the lifecycle of a project: Analyzing the Problem, Understanding User Needs, Defining the System, Managing Scope, Refining the System Definition, and Building the Right System. Managing Software Requirements, Second Edition , specifically addresses the ongoing challenge of managing change and describes a process for assuring that project scope is successfully defined and agreed upon by all stakeholders. Topics covered include: The five steps in problem analysis Business modeling and system engineering Techniques for eliciting requirements from customers and stakeholders Establishing and managing project scope Applying and refining use cases Product management Transitioning from requirements to design and implementation Transitioning from use cases to test cases Agile requirements methods 032112247XB05082003
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Leffingwell, Dean
Dewey number
005.1/068
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Language note
English
LC call number
QA76.76.D47
LC item number
L45 2003
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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Widrig, Don
Series statement
The Addison-Wesley object technology series
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  • Computer software
  • Use cases (Systems engineering)
  • Computer software
  • Use cases (Systems engineering)
  • Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Requirements engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Desenvolvimento de software (administração)
  • Engenharia de sistemas de computação
  • Développement de logiciels
  • Cas d'utilisation (Ingénierie des systèmes)
  • Spécification du logiciel
  • Programdokumentation
  • Programutveckling
Label
Managing software requirements : a use case approach, Dean Leffingwell, Don Widrig
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-486) and index
Carrier category
online resource
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  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: 1. The requirements problem -- 2. Introduction to requirements management -- 3. Requirements and the software cycle -- 4. The software team -- Team skill 1. Analyzing the problem: 5. The five steps in problem analysis -- 6. Business modeling -- 7. Systems engineering of software-intensive systems -- Team skill 2. Understanding user and stakeholder needs: 8. The challenge of requirements elicitation -- 9. The features of a product or system -- 10. Interviewing -- 11. Requirements workshops -- 12. Brainstorming and idea reduction -- 13. Storyboarding -- Team skill 3. Defining the system: 14. A use case primer -- 15. organizing requirements information -- 16. The vision document -- 17. Product management -- Team skill 4. Managing scope: 18. Establishing project scope -- 19. Managing your customer -- Team skill 5. Refining the system definition: 20. Software requirements, a more rigorous look -- 21. Refining the use cases -- 22. Developing the supplementary specification -- 23. On ambiguity and specificity -- 24. Technical methods for specfiying requirements -- Team skill 6. Building the right system: 25. From use cases to implementation -- 26. From use cases to test cases -- 27. Tracing requirements -- 28. Managing change -- 29. Assessing requirements qulity in iterative development -- Getting started: 30. Agile requirements methods -- 31. Your prescription for requirements management -- Appendixes: A. HOLIS artifacts -- B. Vision document template -- C. Use-case specification template -- D. Supplementary specification template -- E. Requirements management in the rational unified process -- F. Requirements management in the SEI-CMM and withing ISO 90000:2000
Control code
54115707
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xxxvii, 502 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780321122476
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
  • 99806526717
  • 9780321122476
  • 032112247X
Other physical details
illustrations.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)54115707
Label
Managing software requirements : a use case approach, Dean Leffingwell, Don Widrig
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-486) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: 1. The requirements problem -- 2. Introduction to requirements management -- 3. Requirements and the software cycle -- 4. The software team -- Team skill 1. Analyzing the problem: 5. The five steps in problem analysis -- 6. Business modeling -- 7. Systems engineering of software-intensive systems -- Team skill 2. Understanding user and stakeholder needs: 8. The challenge of requirements elicitation -- 9. The features of a product or system -- 10. Interviewing -- 11. Requirements workshops -- 12. Brainstorming and idea reduction -- 13. Storyboarding -- Team skill 3. Defining the system: 14. A use case primer -- 15. organizing requirements information -- 16. The vision document -- 17. Product management -- Team skill 4. Managing scope: 18. Establishing project scope -- 19. Managing your customer -- Team skill 5. Refining the system definition: 20. Software requirements, a more rigorous look -- 21. Refining the use cases -- 22. Developing the supplementary specification -- 23. On ambiguity and specificity -- 24. Technical methods for specfiying requirements -- Team skill 6. Building the right system: 25. From use cases to implementation -- 26. From use cases to test cases -- 27. Tracing requirements -- 28. Managing change -- 29. Assessing requirements qulity in iterative development -- Getting started: 30. Agile requirements methods -- 31. Your prescription for requirements management -- Appendixes: A. HOLIS artifacts -- B. Vision document template -- C. Use-case specification template -- D. Supplementary specification template -- E. Requirements management in the rational unified process -- F. Requirements management in the SEI-CMM and withing ISO 90000:2000
Control code
54115707
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xxxvii, 502 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780321122476
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
  • 99806526717
  • 9780321122476
  • 032112247X
Other physical details
illustrations.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)54115707

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