Requirements Engineering

Question 1

Requirements Engineering Process

Answer 1

• analyzing the problem
• documenting the resulting observations in a variety of representation formats
• checking the accuracy of the understanding gained

Question 2

Requirements Engineering

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• common agreement among all parties
• describes “what the product will do, but not how to do it”

Question 3

What is a requirement?

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1. condition/capability needed by the user to solve a problem or achieve an objective
2. condition/capability that must be met by system or system component to satisfy customer needs
3. documented representation of condition/capability

Question 4

Types of Requirements

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1. User requirements
2. System requirements

Question 5

User Requirement

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Written for customers. Statements in natural language of system services and constraints. Overall system goal

Question 6

System Requirements

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Written for contract. Structured document with detailed descriptions of the system functions, services, and constraints. Specific system features

Question 7

Functional Requirement

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• describe functionality or overall system services
• high-level statements of what system should do

Question 8

Domain Requirements

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Depends on where product is used. Constraints on system from domain of operation. (must be ferpa compliant)

Question 9

Non-Functional Requirement

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Gives rise to functional requirements.
- constraints on services or functions offered by the system.
- often apply to whole system instead on individual feature
- more critical then functional requirements, wo them system may be useless

Question 10

Goal

Answer 10

• general intention of the user (such as ease of use)
• help to define non-functional requirements

Question 11

Requirements Engineering Activities

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• elicitation
• analysis
• specification
• verification
• management

Question 12

Requirements Elicitation

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Process through which customers and developers discover, review, articulate, and understand the user needs and system constraints

Question 13

Requirements Analysis

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Process of analyzing user needs to arrive at definition of software requirements

Question 14

Requirements Specification

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Development of a document the clearly and precisely records each requirement

Question 15

Requirements Verification

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Process of ensuring the software requirements specification is in compliance with the system requirements

Question 16

Requirements Management

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Planning and controlling of the requirements elicitation specification, analysis, and verification activities

Question 17

Requirements Evaluation

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• validity
• consistency
• completeness
• realism/feasibility
• verifiability
• unambiguous
• traceable

Question 18

Requirements Evaluation - Unambiguity

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Whether it has only one possible interpretation

Question 19

Requirements Evaluation - Completeness

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Whether all required functions and design constraints are present and fully developed

Question 20

Requirements Evaluation - Consistency

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Whether no other requirements are conflicting with it

Question 21

Requirements Evaluation - Testable

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Whether requirement can be tested

Question 22

Requirements Evaluation - Traceable

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Whether origin of requirement is clear

Question 23

Requirements Engineering Participants

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• customer
• user
• requirements engineer/analyst
• developer
• v&v agent

Question 24

Artifacts

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Includes:
* Requirements Specification: what does the system do?, who identified the requirement, contextual information
* Validation/verification audit reports
* Output of requirements management tool

Question 25

Requirements Change Management

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Deciding if a requirement change should be accepted: * Problem analysis and change specification * Change analysis and costing * Change implementation

Question 26

Natural Language Specification

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* Requirements are written as natural language sentences * Supplemented by diagrams and tables * Can be understood by users/customers

Question 27

Guidelines for Writing Requirements

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* Invent standard format and use for all reqs * Use language in a consistent way across reqs * Use text highlighting to identify keys parts of reqs * Avoid use of computer jargon * Include explanation of req

Question 28

Problems with Natural Language

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* Lack of clarity * Improper classification * Requirements amalgamation (several reqs improperly combined together)