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Requirements Engineering

User Stories vs. Use Cases for Requirements

October 19, 2004

I have never followed XP (eXtreme Programing) professionally or in any of my personal projects but I find most if not all practices within XP can be easily integrated into any process that you presently are following. Practices that will... (Continue Reading)

IEEE Software Requirements Specification Template

October 05, 2004

When I was a teachers assistant for “SOEN 342: Software Requirements and Specifications” at Concordia University I took the IEEE Guide to Requirements Specification (IEEE Std 830-1984) and created a template for the students to create their SRS (Software Requirements... (Continue Reading)

Introduction to Example-Driven Development

September 29, 2004

Brian Marick a consultant, teacher and writer on using examples to drive agile projects has started to write a book on example-driven development called “Driving Projects with Examples: a Handbook for Agile Teams”. He has written a draft copy of... (Continue Reading)

Tutorial on the Art of Creating Use Cases

September 25, 2004

Looking for an in-depth tutorial on how to create good Use Cases? I wish I had access to the slides for the tutorial titled “The Art of Writing Use Cases” given by Rebecca J. Wirfs-Brock and John A. Schwartz at... (Continue Reading)

Requirements Specification Template

September 22, 2004

Looking for a template for your next Requirements Specification document? Authors and the owners of Volere, a consulting company that specializes in “providing business analysts, requirements engineers, systems analysts and similar with resources and training for effective requirements management”, Suzanne... (Continue Reading)