Jama Software·Oct 16, 2018What is the Future of Requirements Management?Increasing product complexity and greater speed-to-market pressures are impacting the way products are built. From the adoption of Agile methodologies to new solutions, companies are transforming their process to keep pace. Since requirements management is so integral to the creation of quality products, it makes sense to wonder how it…Agile3 min read
Vladas DrejerisiniToDEV·Mar 17iOS app navigation synchronization with NavigationQueueHello, today I wanted to talk with you about mobile app navigation. In one of the projects I worked with, we had a problem. We needed to present multiple screens in a sequence. The application had quick actions, push notifications, deep links, and several popups that may show up on…I OS6 min read
JayinDev Genius·Mar 3The Hardest thing about Engineering is RequirementsOne of the hardest things about being a software architect is gathering requirements. You can work with the greatest team of rockstar engineers on the planet and build the most amazing piece of tech ever seen. So great that you could trick most people who see it into believing it…Software Engineering7 min read
Mithil SrivastavinBootcamp·Feb 5Sorry but you are not a Product ManagerThere are a number of managers who claim to master product but eventually do not understand Product concepts in detail. I was this person at the start of my career. …Product Management4 min read
Karl WiegersinAnalyst’s corner·Dec 29, 2019Creating a Culture That Respects RequirementsRequirements serve as the foundation for all the project work that follows. Project teams and customers need to take requirements seriously. — The leader of a corporate requirements organization once posed a question to me. “I’m experiencing issues in gaining agreement from some of our developers to participate in requirements development,” she said. “Can you please direct me to any documentation available on how developers should be engaged in the requirements process…Requirements5 min read
Karl WiegersinAnalyst’s corner·Jan 2, 2021Sorting Through the Pile: Classifying Customer RequirementsYour customers won’t give you a tidy list of their requirements. Learn how to classify the input you hear into usable categories. — If you’re a business analyst, product manager, or product owner, don’t expect your customers to present you with a succinct and organized list of their requirements. …Business Analysis6 min read
Peter ZalmaninEnterprise UX·Feb 16, 2018RequirementsOne of the key characteristics of a high-performing team is the shape of their requirements backlog, no matter if the team is co-located or distributed. During my career, I haven’t seen enough examples of well-executed Product backlogs. …Agile4 min read
Nathan UdreninTribalScale·May 21, 2020How to Write Detailed Product Requirements without Killing CreativityIntroducing the Outcome-Oriented Backlog — As a former software engineer, I had mixed feelings about user stories. I really appreciated knowing exactly what I had to build, but at times I also felt like a machine trying to build something exactly to spec. …Outcome Over Output10 min read
Ryan S.inBootcamp·Apr 26, 2021Product Managers: Stop “gathering requirements”How to give your customers a 5-star dining experience, not a $1.99 cheeseburger — It really pisses me off when I hear Product Managers describe their job along the lines of “I gather requirements from the customers and build into the product”. It paints the picture of a fast-food clerk endlessly customizing the burger order of every picky patron to walk through their doors. …Product Management3 min read
Joelle Fung·Jul 3, 2019Newbie PM’s Guide to the Product Requirements DocumentTips to start crafting your own Product Requirements Document — Disclaimer: I am a newbie Product Manager (about 2 months on the job now) documenting things i’ve learnt along the way. It might be helpful to you, it might not be. But do drop me feedback if you have any! The PRD The Products Requirements Document (PRD) is basically a Product Manager’s…Product Management5 min read
UXPin·Jun 15, 2016How to Write a Painless Product Requirements Documentby Jerry Cao While the bulk of documentation is produced in the earlier stages, the implementation stage is one of the most crucial phases of the UX design process. While you do a lot of concepting during the research, analysis, and design phases, it’s now time to get to the…Product Management6 min read
Marcel BritschinThe Digital Business Analyst·Aug 27, 2020The Product Management Playbook: 9|13 Managing Requirements13 posts on basic product management — This is the ninth of thirteen posts which together make up the Product Management Playbook, a summary of basic principles and best practices to get you on your way with product management. …Agile2 min read
Karl WiegersinAnalyst’s corner·Nov 23, 201910 Requirements Traps to AvoidSlighting requirements development and management are sure-fire impediments to project success — Slighting requirements development and management often leads to software projects that struggle or fail. Here are ten common traps projects can encounter if people don’t take requirements seriously. I describe symptoms that might indicate you’re falling victim to each trap, along with some possible solutions. More information about all of…Software Development10 min read
Digital Project Manager·Nov 13, 2018A Complete Guide To Requirements GatheringIf a project goes into production after requirements gathering, and no one has taken the time to painstakingly document every decision, exception, specification, and assumption, were the project requirements really gathered? The importance of requirements gathering is often underestimated on multiple levels. When budgets are thin, timelines are tight, and…Requirements6 min read
Jama Software·Jun 28, 2018Four Fundamentals of Requirements ManagementRequirements are the information that best communicates to an engineer what to build, and to a quality-assurance manager what to test. A requirement has three functions: * Defines what you are planning to create * Identifies what a product needs to do and what it should look like * Describes…Agile5 min read
Justinmind·Aug 19, 2020Agile requirements management: a new take on a classicSome say the classic way of managing requirements is dead, but are agile requirements for everyone? How tough are they to implement? Let’s find out. Gathering and managing requirements can seem like a rather stiff process at a first glance. There’s a certain order and way of doing things, with a wider structure that means to help us organize all that information. But is the old way of managing requirements still the best? …13 min read
Digital Project ManagerinThe Digital Project Manager·May 31, 201910 Best Requirements Management Tools & Software Of 2022Why are requirements management tools important? Well, in a perfect world: The stakeholders on a project would be mind-readers who automatically knew the project’s every specification and assumption Every project would benefit from a business analyst well-versed in domain and technical knowledge All clients would articulate their expectations with 100%…Agile5 min read
Erivan Ramos·Apr 1, 202110 steps for Requirements ManagementHere are 10 steps to implement Requirements Management in your organization! — Requirements Management is an ongoing process throughout a project that involves documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing, agreeing on requirements, controlling changes and continuous communication with stakeholders — and keep all these tasks in balance. Managing requirements is very important in business analysis and requirements engineering because Requirements Management can help ensure…Business Analysis4 min read
DLT Labs·Aug 8, 2019Requirements ManagementClearly defined requirements are the essential building blocks to any undertaking and eventually leads to the success of the initiative. Whether the initiative is internal to the organization, or external such as client engagements, elicitation and documenting of requirements is critical. …Dltlabs4 min read
Jama Software·Feb 5, 2019Six Requirements Management Trends to Watch in 2019As 2019 gets further underway (it’s February already?), we’re thinking about the changes we can expect from the requirements management space this year. Last week, we wrote about the Engineering.com …Agile5 min read
