The Scope Plane Flashcards
Why is the product of defining scope valuable?
It gives the entire team a reference point for work to be done and a language for talking about that work.
Why is the process of defining scope valuable?
It forces us to address potential conflicts and rough spots in the product while its still hypothetical.
What are the two main reasons to define requirements?
1) so you know what you’re building.
2) so you know what you’re not building.
Having a defined set of requirements allows you to do what more evenly?
Dole out work.
If a feature idea falls outside of scope…
You still might want to build it later, it’s just not being built right now.
If the strategy question is “Why are we making this product?” The scope question is…
“What are we going to make?”
Functionality and content seem very different but they can be dealt with in..
A very similar fashion
What are functional specifications?
The document containing all the detailed descriptions (requirements) of the features of the final product.
What are content requirements?
A description of the various required content elements the site will need
What’s a situation where functionality might have content implications?
Error messages are a piece of content that might be neglected without proper requirements
Three of the best ways to develop requirements are:
1) asking users
2) brainstorms with diverse groups
3) looking at competitors
What are scenarios?
A short simple narrative describing how a persona might go about fulfilling a user need.
Specs should be…
Lightweight and useful… Just describe what needs clarity and precision
“Be positive” means what in relation to specs?
It means don’t describe a bad thing the system won’t do, instead describe a positive thing it will do
Be specific means what in relation to specs?
It means objective measures are the only way to know if a requirement is met or not. “Most popular” sounds specific, “most watched” actually is
