I whole heartedly disagree with the statement, "Do...

2007-09-28T23:11:00.000+10:00

I whole heartedly disagree with the statement, "Does each requirement need no further amplification or clarification?"

When do we know that a requirements doesn't need any further amplification or clarification. What may be clear to me may not be clear to someone else. This statement makes me feel that the author is discounting the importance of communication between the Analyst and Developer.

Overall, too rigid rules and too deep a scrutiny of nouns, proverbs, etc. is detrimental. What are we after - working software or gramatically and aesthetically pleasing documentation.

I like the fact that the author talks about the requirements being testable and that they should have acceptance criteria. These two things are very important.

Comments on Better Projects: Specifying Good Requirements

I whole heartedly disagree with the statement, "Do...