Requirements
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The Role of Testers as Requirements Dealers
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Those of us in the business analyst role are encouraged to communicate with clients, while other roles in an organization may not have the same opportunity. However, talking to clients must not be limited to business analysts. Jyothi Rangaiah believes that testers need to talk to the... |
Jyothi Rangaiah
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Great Business Analysts “Think Like a Freak”
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In today's competitive market, employers increasingly depend on business analysts to act as change agents. This puts BAs in the powerful position of influencers—providing the analysis and evidence needed to support an organization’s strategic direction and decision-making. In their book... |
Faye Thompson
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From Unclear and Unrealistic Requirements to Achievable User Stories
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"What do you want the system to do?" can be a loaded question for agile teams. Ideally, the product owner gives you a product backlog with fully groomed user stories prioritized by business value, ready for team discussion and estimation. Instead, you may have the “big picture” product... |
Jamie Lynn Cooke
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Requirements Are Simply Requirements—or Maybe Not
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When talking about requirements, people use identical terms and think they have a common understanding. Yet, one says user stories are requirements; another claims user stories must be combined with requirements; and yet another has a different approach. These “experts” seem unaware of... |
Robin Goldsmith, Go Pro Management, Inc.
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Requirements and Acceptance Tests: Yes, They Go Together
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The practice of software development requires a clear understanding of business needs. Misunderstanding requirements causes waste, slipped schedules, and mistrust. Developers implement their perceived interpretation of requirements; testers test against their perceptions. Disagreement can... |
Ken Pugh, Net Objectives
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Requirements Are Simply Requirements—or Maybe Not
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People talk about requirements, use identical terms, and think they have a common understanding. Yet, one says user stories are requirements; another claims user stories must be combined with requirements; and another has a still different approach. These “experts” seem unaware of the... |
Robin Goldsmith, Go Pro Management, Inc.
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Agile Dev, Better Software & DevOps Conference West 2015: EARS: The Easy Approach to Requirements Syntax
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One key to specifying effective functional requirements is minimizing misinterpretation and ambiguity. By employing a consistent syntax in your requirements, you can improve readability and help ensure that everyone on the team understands exactly what to develop. John Terzakis provides... |
John Terzakis, Intel
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Plotting a Better Beer with Geolocation: An Untappd Case Study
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Geolocation enhances the experience of many services and provides users with customized results based on their current location. Many people don’t realize what an important role geolocation can play in locating their favorite beer—and Untappd, a mobile application around beer discovery... |
Greg Avola, Untappd
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Non-Functional Requirements: Forgotten, Neglected, and Misunderstood
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Implementing non-functional requirements is essential to build the right product. Yet teams often struggle with when and how to discover, specify, and test these requirements. Many teams neglect non-functional requirements up front, considering them less important or unrelated to user... |
Paul Reed, EBG Consulting
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Meeting Strict Documentation Requirements in Agile
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Teams in many organizations are still expected to produce and maintain significant amounts of documentation. This is generally the case in Federal, state, and local governments where systems must comply with SOX, HIPPA, NAIC, FDA, or SEC directives. In recent years, Agile has made... |
Craeg Strong, Savant Financial Technologies, Inc.
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