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Go beyond the familiar guidance-and learn how to write requirements with less effort and greater precision. In this reference, Stephen Withall introduces requirement “patterns”-his innovative, practical approach to specifying software requirements.

Withall presents 37 real-world, reusable patterns that provide situation-specific frameworks for writing software requirements. Each pattern describes in detail what information to include, warns of common pitfalls, and suggests extra requirements to consider. Whether you use traditional analysis of agile methods, learn how to use requirement patterns-and consistently write effective requirements for successful software development.

Discover a catalog of requirement patterns that help you:

• Identify inter-system interface, technology, and documentation needs
• Define detailed information requirements, including archiving, data types, and data entities
• Specify system availability, capacity, scalability, extendability, and accessibility
• Define access control, including user registration, authentication, and authorization
• Specify requirements for inquiries, reports, calculation formulae, and fees and taxes
• PLUS-Get 400+ real-world requirement examples and learn how to write your own requirement patterns

About the Author

Stephen Withall has nearly 30 years’ experience developing and specifying software systems for organizations in a variety of industries across the globe. His career spans many roles, including programmer, business analyst, architect, and chief technical officer.