Requirements

Question 1

Good requirements are (Pressman): (6)

Answer 1

o	Clear – one requirement per sentence
o	Correct
o	Verifiable – can be tested
o	Complete
o	Consistent
o	Traceable

Question 2

5 reasons getting good requirements is hard to do:

Answer 2

Don’t know.
Can’t communicate.
Won’t agree.
Fuckin Politics.
Everything changes.

Question 3

3 different types of requirements:

Answer 3

1. Business Requirements
2. User Requirements
   a. Functional: What the user expects the system to do, input and outputs
   b. Non Functional: Usability, legal requirements, security
3. Software Requirements

Question 4

Process for requirements engineering: (Sommerville 4)

Answer 4

Elicitation: understanding the problem
Validation: all parties have to agree upon problem
Negotiation: and evolution
Specification: representation & documentation describing the problem

Question 5

Specification Written Documents:

Answer 5

a. Use Templates: IEEE 830 Template or Volere Template
b. User requirements use natural language.
c. System requirements language more structured. May be used in legal contract.

Question 6

Other types of specification documents:

Answer 6

prototypes(close ended, open ended), formal mathematical model, user scenarios (storyboard).

Question 7

Elicitation: list 4 things to be aware of:

Answer 7

Stakeholder Diversity
Miscommunication
Use Variety of sources
Use Interviews, Surveys, Prototypes, JAD*

Question 8

What is JAD?

Answer 8

(Joint Application Development) is a methodology that involves the client or end user in the design and development of an application, through a succession of collaborative workshops called JAD sessions.

Question 9

Negotiation… over what:

Answer 9

Yourdon Identifies: Must have, Should have, Could have (MoSCoW).

Question 10

Project management is needed because…

Answer 10

..software development is always subject to budget and schedule constraints.

Question 11

What is the trade off triangle in project management:

Answer 11

Project scope, time, cost = (trade off triangle

Question 12

PMBOK =

Answer 12

Project Management Body of Knowledge guide

Question 13

SWEBOK =

Answer 13

Software Engineering Body Of Knowledge (IEEE version)

Question 14

Use what when defining project scope?

Answer 14

WBS (Work Breakdown Structure): A tree like map of project by phase or product.

Question 15

What is the critical path?

Answer 15

The critical path is the path that takes the longest to complete