The Requirements Engineering Handbook

A concise and thorough handbook on requirements analysis, this invaluable book is the perfect desk guide for your systems or software development work. This first-of-its-kind handbook enables you to identify the real customer requirements for your projects and control changes and additions to these requirements. The books helps you understand the importance of requirements, leverage effective requirements practices, and better utilize resources. You also learn how to strengthen interpersonal relationships and communications which are major contributors to project effectiveness.

Moreover, this uniquereference identifies and describes the roles, desired skills andcharacteristics of the effective requirements analyst, and includes examples andchecklists to help you implement best practices. It goes on to describe what comprises an integrated quality approachon a project or in an organization and explains how to achieve it. The bookconcludes with a vision for the field of requirements engineering and providescase studies that draw on actual experience.

Contents:

Foreword - Preface.Acknowledgements.

The Importance ofRequirements - Why Plan. A Suggested Strategy. Requirements Activities in theSystem Life Cycle. A Process Approach. The Requirements Plan. Criteria of aGood Requirement. The Requirements Process. Mechanisms, Methods, Techniques,Tools. Integration of Proven Effective Requirements Practices. Save Money byImproving Requirements Practices. Case Study. References.

The Roles of the RequirementsAnalyst - Case Study. References.

Skills and Characteristics ofan Effective Requirements Analyst - A Requirements Analyst's Skills Matrix. ARequirements Analyst's Job Description. Case Study. Summary. References.

Types ofRequirements - Definitions and Descriptions of Requirements Types. Case Study.Summary. References.

Gathering Requirements - Planthe Approach. Recommended Requirements Gathering Approach. Case Study. Summary.References.

Best Practices forRequirements Development and Management - Case Study. Summary. References.

Requirements Analyst'sSpecialty Skills - Case Study. Summary. References.

An Integrated QualityApproach - Business Drivers for Quality. Managemen's Role. Guiding Principles.Priority Management. The Components of an Integrated Quality Approach. QualityImprovement Techniques. The PDCA Cycle. How to Design a Process. Teamwork. AnExample of Quality Improvement Sidetracked. Summary. References.

A Vision for RequirementsEngineering - The Vision. How Should We Support Managers. How Should We SupportCustomers. How Should We Support Developers. Case Study. Summary. References.

Moving Forward - Where to GoFrom Here. Case Study. Summary. References.

Epilogue - List of Acronyms.Glossary. Credits. Bibliography. Index.

Ralph R. Young is director of engineering process improvement at Northrop GrummanInformation Technology Defense Enterprise Solutions. He holds a M.A. in economicsand a Ph.D. in business administration from the George Washington University.