DocumentCode
916629
Title
Nurturing requirements
Author
Thomas, David ; Hunt, A.
Volume
21
Issue
2
fYear
2004
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
15
Abstract
We focus on requirements engineering. The fundamental problem here is that we believe that underlying every project there´s some absolute, discoverable set of requirements. If only we could find them, and then build accurately against them, we´d produce a perfect solution. The requirements would be a kind of map, leading us from where we are to our project´s final destination. Software construction is a metaphor that the software industry has embraced when describing what we do. Iterative development is often seen as a way of controlling costs and mitigating risks, but it´s also a great way to capture and verify requirements.
Keywords
formal specification; formal verification; software prototyping; iterative development; requirements engineering; requirements verification; software construction; software industry; Application software; Automatic control; Construction industry; Electric breakdown; Helicopters; Marketing and sales; Protocols; Software testing; Traffic control; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7459
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MS.2004.1270755
Filename
1270755
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