A list of capabilities or attributes necessary to be in compliance of some specification.
Questions tagged [requirements]
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OSGi: What's the difference between Import-Package/Export-Package and Require-Capability/Provide Capability?
I am currently working with the OSGi framework but I have a question about some concepts that are not 100% clear to me. I have searching for it myself but I could not find a decent answer that clearly explains it.
In a bundle his manifest header 2…
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User stories vs use cases
Are use cases just multiple user stories??
What are the benefits of using user stories over use cases.. and vice-versa... When to use one over other...
Does all agile methodologies uses user stories??
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How to tell a project manager "NO" to scope creep
While project managers may each have their own personality and management style, it seems that many of them have a pernicious love of sneaking in "scope creep" when they can (whether anyone is watching or not). While they usually mean well (bless…
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What tools can I use to determine the hardware requirements of my application?
For regular readers: The saga™ continues...
My app runs fine on my development machine - which was purchased (5 years ago) as a fairly good gaming rig. As such, it's 64bit, has a 2.2GHz clock-speed and has 2GB of memory.
The machines at work…
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What are functional and non functional parts of an application?
I was asked this question in an interview.
What are functional and non functional parts of an application ?
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In agile/scrum user stories, how much detail is enough?
Enough detail is enough is the usual response.
On the project we are currently busy with (which was incomplete and handed over to us without any brs/documentation/user stories of any sort, we get stories like:
As a Product Owner I need the
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Using a Wiki for Requirements Management?
I have been looking for a collaborative tool for developing functional specifications. I am looking for the ability to:
Have multiple users contribute to the specification.
Provide some form of traceability, which could be done manually if needed.…
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What is the best way of formally expressing usability requirements?
I am writing a system requirements document and need to include non-functional requirements relating to the usability of the system, but am not sure of the best way to express this.
"The system shall be easy to use" seems a bit vague to me, and not…
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How can I learn about writing project specs?
I recently read through Code Complete, and it recommends that I create a project specification before actually coding.
The book didn't go very far into detail about what 'specs' are, and how they are made. Because this is a crucial part of software…
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Testing if a string is null
I am pretty new in VBA and I have not yet got used to the syntax completely, so I'm sorry if my question sounds stupid.
I am working with RequisitePro40 and VBA 7.0 in Word 2010. In one of my modules I have the following loop and If conditions:
Dim…
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How to determine minimum system requirements
How do you decide what the minimum system requirements are for a Windows application? (OS, RAM, HD, CPU). I usually go with my gut, but I'd like to be able to back that up with something.
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How do I calculate minimum system requirements?
For the apps I'm writing in Visual C#?
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Gathering Requirements with Scrum
My development team is working to the Scrum methodolody, pretty much. We have a prioritised product backlog, which we break down into sprints tracked by a burndown chart.
Trouble is, the product managers (who gather requirements from the…
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How to avoid "bad" requirements
I frequently hear "X% of software project fail due to bad requirements". The X in that statement has ranged from about 70 to 95. However, I seldom hear how requirements go bad. In fact, the statement itself suggests there were actually…
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How to make your embedded C code immune to requirement changes without adding too much overhead and complexity?
In many embedded applications there is a tradeoff between making the code very efficient or isolating the code from the specific system configuration to be immune to changing requirements.
What kinds of C constructs do you usually employ to achieve…
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