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Requirements Management Working Group: Characteristics of Good Requirements
Author(s) -
Kar Pradip,
Bailey Michelle
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1996.tb02142.x
Subject(s) - requirements management , requirements analysis , functional requirement , non functional requirement , business requirements , requirements elicitation , requirements engineering , system requirements , system requirements specification , software requirements specification , computer science , requirement , user requirements document , requirement prioritization , systems engineering , software engineering , engineering , operations management , work in process , software , business process , software design , programming language , software construction , operating system , software development , software system
This paper identifies and documents the major characteristics of well defined requirements for both individual requirements and aggregates of requirements such as those found in specifications. Characteristics exhibited by well defined requirements are described. The descriptions are followed by a brief discussion of the characteristics. A few examples of well defined requirements are provided. Some supporting characteristics of requirements are also described. These supporting characteristics are not properties of the requirements themselves but are attributes assigned to individual requirements to assist in managing the requirements through the life cycle. The paper was written and reviewed by members of the requirements working group of the INCOSE.