More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice

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Label:Microsoft Press
Pages:224
Binding:Paperback
Publication Date:2006-01-17
Published By:Microsoft Press
ASIN:0735622671
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Have you ever delivered software that satisfied all of the project specifications, but failed to meet any of the customers' expectations? Without formal, verifiable requirements--and a system for managing them--the result is often a gap between what developers think they're supposed to build and what customers think they're going to get. Too often, lessons about software requirements engineering processes are formal or academic, and not of value to real-world, professional development teams. In MORE ABOUT SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: THORNY ISSUES AND PRACTICAL ADVICE, the author of Software Requirements, Second Edition, describes even more practical techniques for gathering and managing the software requirements that help you meet project specifications and customer expectations. A leading speaker and consultant in the field of requirements engineering, Karl Wiegers takes questions raised by other professional software developers and analysts as a basis for the practical solutions and best practices offered in this guide. Succinct and immediately useful, this book is a must-have for developers and analysts.

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A good complement to Software Requirements book - Reviewed on 2008-06-16
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This book is easier to read than the book that it is the sequel to and has specific topics. They may or may not add value to your life, but does add value to the original book to get a little more insight into how real life works on software projects.
Very useful to keep as reference, easy to read as well - Reviewed on 2008-01-07
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I found it easy to read and very quickly full of my own highlighted pages and sticky notes for reference. This book will be in my must reread shelf at my desk. Since gathering requirements is a huge part of any quality product this book will help you get your hands around the task.
Very practical book - good advice - Reviewed on 2007-12-09
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1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
This is an excellent book which discusses the practical aspects of requirements engineering. Is a good companion to the original Weigers book.
Good Book On Requirements - Reviewed on 2007-08-30
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1 customer found this review helpful, 1 did not.

This book addresses specific topics related with software requirements and the section "10 cosmic truths about software requirements" alone is well worth the read. The definitive book on software requirements remains the "Software Requirements" by the same author.
Wiegers is the best, as always :) - Reviewed on 2007-02-18
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4 customers found this review helpful.

Karl Wiegers is the person I recommend all my employees to read. This book is even better than 'Software Requirements, 2nd Edition' by Karl. He gives practical advises together with theory and important references. This book could be used as a tutorial for requirements engineers. One of the best books in this subject area.
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