A must-have for software developers and architects, this brief follow-up to the bestselling Software Requirements, Second Edition, gives practical, proven, real-world techniques for gathering and managing software requirements. Have you ever delivered software that satisfied all of the project specifications, but failed to meet any of the customers expectations? Without formal, verifiable requirements--and a system for managing them--the result is often a gap between what developers think they're supposed to build and what customers think they're going to get. Too often, lessons about software requirements engineering processes are formal or academic, and not of value to real-world, professional development teams. In More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice, a follow-up guide to Software Requirements, Second Edition, you will discover even more practical techniques for gathering and managing software requirements that help you deliver software that meets project and customer specifications. The author, a leading speaker and consultant in the field of requirements engineering, takes questions raised by other professional software developers and architects as a basis for the practical solutions and best practices offered in this brief guide. Succinct and immediately useful, this book is a must-have for developers and architects.

No matter how much instruction you've had on managing software requirements, there's no substitute for experience. Too often, lessons about requirements engineering processes lack the no-nonsense guidance that supports real-world solutions. Complementing the best practices presented in his book, Software Requirements, Second Edition, requirements engineering authority Karl Wiegers tackles even more of the real issues head-on in this book.

With straightforward, professional advice and practical solutions based on actual project experiences, this book answers many of the tough questions raised by industry professionals. From strategies for estimating and working with customers to the nuts and bolts of documenting requirements, this essential companion gives developers, analysts, and managers the cosmic truths that apply to virtually every software development project.

Discover how to: Make the business case for investing in better requirements practices Generate estimates using three specific techniques Conduct inquiries to elicit meaningful business and user requirements Clearly document project scope Implement use cases, scenarios, and user stories effectively Improve inspections and peer reviews Write requirements that avoid ambiguity