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Software Requirements Essentials: Core Practices for Successful Business Analysis

Software Requirements Essentials: Core Practices for Successful Business Analysis

This book describes the 20 most important practices for any software project, regardless of product type or development approach.

2023

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A Compilation of Articles by Karl Wiegers

Here’s an index with more than 130 of my articles on business analysis, product design, project management, quality, writing, and more.

Apr 14

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Apr 14

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You Say You Want to Write a Book?

It’s an exciting prospect. It’s also a lot of work. Here are some tips for getting started, based on 14 books’ worth of experience.

Feb 26

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Feb 26

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Use Cases: The Business Analyst’s Best Friend

Use cases are a powerful requirements elicitation and analysis tool that have unfortunately fallen out of favor. Use them anyway!

Feb 1

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Feb 1

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The Essential Practices for Business Analysis Success

These twenty requirements practices can make the difference between happy success and painful struggling.

Oct 4, 2023

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Oct 4, 2023

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Karl and/or Chris Has Left the Building

You’re going to die eventually. Make things easier for your family by organizing essential information before they need it.

Nov 14, 2023

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Nov 14, 2023

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Stay Off the Critical Path

Delays in certain tasks can delay an entire project. I make sure that I’m not blocking progress if my task is on the critical path.

6d ago

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6d ago

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Everyone Deserves a Second Chance to Make a First Impression

Sometimes an initial encounter doesn’t go well. Another opportunity to get acquainted might lead to an amazing outcome.

Sep 5

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Sep 5

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What Do We Mean By “Quality” in Software?

It’s hard to give “quality “ a precise definition, but we all suffer the consequences of poor software quality. We can do better, can’t we?

Sep 4

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Sep 4

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Requirements Development Demands Iteration

You can’t get the requirements right the first time, but you don’t have to. Developing requirements is an iterative and incremental…

Aug 28

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Aug 28

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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

It seems that organizations never have time to build software right, yet they find the time and resources to fix it later. I don’t get it.

Aug 22

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Aug 22

Karl Wiegers

Karl Wiegers

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Author of 14 books, mostly on software. PhD in organic chemistry. Guitars, wine, and military history fill the voids. karlwiegers.com and processimpact.com

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