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1
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What are the 4 stages of the product life cycle?

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Introduction, Growth, maturity, decline

2
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What is a requirement?

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An unambiguous statement of the capability that the system must deliver, expressed in operational terms, what the system will do, not how it will do it.

3
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What are the 2 steps in task clarification?

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Preparing a problem statement, Elaborating a specification

4
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What are the 3 steps of abstraction?

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  • Eliminate requirements that have no direct bearing on the function and essential constraints
  • Transform quantitative statements into qualitative ones
  • Formulate the problem in terms of solution neutral terms at the appropriate level of generality
5
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What are the 3 steps of recruiting?

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  • Determine the target audience
  • Find representative members of that audience
  • Convincing them to participate in your research
6
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What is the purpose of elaborating a specification

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To limit the search space by preparing a detailed list of the requirements and constraints

7
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What are the 2 golden rules of requirements?

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They must be traceable and they must be testable

8
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What are the 3 types of requirement?

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Technical (functional and performance requirements)
Business (eg cost, scheduling, and other managerial requirements)
Regulatory (gov laws, industrial standards, product regulations)

9
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For business requirements, what are typical business objectives?

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Payback development costs
Increase market share
Extend product life
Enhance product range

10
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5 categories for the structure of the requirements specification

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  • Process (methods, modes, uses, scheduling/timelines/milestones)
  • Performance(usability, availability, reliability, environment)
  • Safety
  • Cost
  • Documentation

Requirements specifications may be structured in multiple ways, NEED TO CHOOSE ONE THAT I LIKE

11
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Name 7 methods for eliciting requirements

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Interviewing 
Focus groups 
Field visits 
Diaries 
Cultural or technology probes 
Experience sampling method 
Surveys 
(All these need to be preceded by recruiting)