- Paperback: 592 pages
- Publisher: Pearson; 2nd edition (2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 8131711943
- ISBN-13: 978-8131711941
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is just a gem. If you've never read anything else about requirements, start here, and when you have widened your reading,you'll still find yourself stuffing it into your bag to re-read a half-remembered chapter on the train, months or years later. Of all the requirements books this is the one that I come back to for basic common sense. It's really about software challenges, but you can extrapolate the techniques to other fields; I just wish they'd write some more stuff like this for goofball systems engineers trying to mix up software, hardware, processes and people in complex supply chains. Then I'd be in systems heaven! Their other book is great too. (They should pay me for this copy)
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book emphasises the rigour, evolutionary nature and structure of requirements. For those in a rush, the book has a very brief and useful summary at the end of each chapter. The Requirements Specification Template is at the heart/brain of this book. The template includes the Requirements Shell, which is filled-in for each individual requirement. The book explains the processes involved in producing the template. Requirements are structured in a very holistic manner and they have the concept of "potential requirements"; requirements are not real until they have passed through the Quality Gateway. On the downside, the book seems rather lengthy with much repetition but is worth its weight in gold for the Appendices: A "A Volere Requirements Process Model", B "Volere Requirements Specification Template". Also, the practical experience and humour of the authors shine through. Note: "Volere" is the Italian word for "to wish" or "to want".
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is probably the best book that I have read on the broad subject of Requirements Process. Thankfully it is not another book pushing a limited view of Requirements .. not all project types respond well to pure Agile and not all project types need Waterfall. Instead it presents the core principles of Requirements Process and shows how to weave a thread through whatever process, (Agile, Waterfall, Agifall, Watergile) that you choose. This is a professional approach and allows you to select the most appropriate tools and techniques.
Very specifically, the requirements process is presented from the very start, with the Business Process, which is then analysed down into automated parts, the Use Cases, and the manual processes. The Use Cases then become the source of the testable requirements.
The process described fits quite easily with PRINCE and answers many questions left open in other tomes on this subject. Given that we know that inadequate requirements are a source of much error and rework it is a good idea that all IT professionals have a rather complete picture of how requirements should be captured, managed and implemented. This book is strongly recommended as a thorough view of the subject. It does present requirements process from the point of view of the author's process, "Volere", but that should not distract as it is an evolved and thorough process. It allows the authors to be specific in their provision of templates for requirements, and to provide detaield implementation details. Their associated website also has many useful whitepapers and templates.
The book addresses Requirements Process along three parallel paths, the "Rabbits", fast agile types of project, the "Horse", more formal enterprise projects, and naturally, the Elephant ... the heavyweight project. Each has its requirements needs addressed throughout the book. There is just one story about requirements.. the principles, and they can be mapped onto whatever type of project. This book shows how to do that and is strongly recommend.
Very specifically, the requirements process is presented from the very start, with the Business Process, which is then analysed down into automated parts, the Use Cases, and the manual processes. The Use Cases then become the source of the testable requirements.
The process described fits quite easily with PRINCE and answers many questions left open in other tomes on this subject. Given that we know that inadequate requirements are a source of much error and rework it is a good idea that all IT professionals have a rather complete picture of how requirements should be captured, managed and implemented. This book is strongly recommended as a thorough view of the subject. It does present requirements process from the point of view of the author's process, "Volere", but that should not distract as it is an evolved and thorough process. It allows the authors to be specific in their provision of templates for requirements, and to provide detaield implementation details. Their associated website also has many useful whitepapers and templates.
The book addresses Requirements Process along three parallel paths, the "Rabbits", fast agile types of project, the "Horse", more formal enterprise projects, and naturally, the Elephant ... the heavyweight project. Each has its requirements needs addressed throughout the book. There is just one story about requirements.. the principles, and they can be mapped onto whatever type of project. This book shows how to do that and is strongly recommend.
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I've really warmed to this book and right now is the book I find myself referring to most often. I also have a copy of Discovering Requirements by Alexander and Beus-Dukic and they... Read more
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Excellent resource for anyone planning to upgrade / develop software
This was a required book for a course that I undertook a few years ago on the topic of defining software products for a business process. Read more
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Published on 29 Aug 2009 by TomA
Too bad about the Volere template
Some words of caution: The book works gradually towards the use of the Volere Requirements Template. Read more
Published on 17 April 2005
A gem in an under-published subject
I'd never read a book on 'business analysis' or 'requirements engineering' before. I've never studied computer science either. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2003 by Neil Benson
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