Course Description:
Software requirements engineering is the process of determining what is to be produced in a software system. It has the widely recognized goal of determining the needs for, and the intended external behavior, of a system design.
The four specific steps in software requirements engineering are: requirements elicitation, requirements analysis, requirements specification, and requirements validation. The importance of high quality software requirements, long recognized as the foundation from which all software work follows, cannot be overstated. Arriving at a shared vision of the product to be developed is one of the greatest challenges facing the software project team, and customer involvement is among the most critical factors in software quality. This course will give participants a number of best practices, based upon the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK), so that they can improve the quality of the requirements elicitation and development process in their organization. Characteristics of high quality requirements specifications are completeness, conciseness, accuracy, modularization, prioritization, analysis, and verification. Ultimately, the techniques presented reduce project risk, improve product quality, and allow for effective control of requirements volatility – all measures for increasing the likelihood of a successful software project.