The Software Requirements Memory Jogger: A Desktop Guide to Help Software and Business Teams Develop and Manage Requirements

by Ellen Gottesdiener, Janet MacCausland;Michele Kierstead (Illustrator), Daniel Picard (Editor)

This concisely written book explains why it is important to define high-quality requirements and gives you tools and techniques for developing and managing requirements.

Originally published as a 3.5 X 5.5-inch wire-bound booklet, strong demand brought forth the publication of this larger 5 x 7 inch; version.

Covered in this best selling publication are the essentials of requirements development & management:
how to elicit, prioritize and document requirements
how to create useful models for analyzing requirements
ways to verify and validate requirements
techniques for adapting requirements practices
how to manage requirements throughout the project.
The book helps stakeholders including analysts, project managers, and team facilitators, at all organizational levels learn and apply the tools, methods and processes needed to attain high-quality software requirements. It's a valuable tool as a stand-alone resource, training reference book and handy performance support resource.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

360 pages, Spiral-bound

First published June 27, 2005

Reviews

[Tami Bussing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thorough. I enjoyed it so much, I bought one for each of my team members.

[Chianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good information but in the way of a review or a quick reference to brush up on something you understand already. I wouldn't recommend this as a first read for someone new to the subject.

I think I'll refer to it because it did have examples of each topic/chart/etc. discussed...the appendices were good information also.

I think it took me a while to just commit to finishing it because I hadn't finished my Software Requirements book which was more detailed about how these things work in practice and the field in general...

[Timo Toivonen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little book was my go-to recource back in the day when I did analyst work, or project planning work. An amazing amount of information in one small package. However, in the light of today's agile and lean documentation, this book is about 90% waste. :) A really nice book, one of my favourites.

[Laura Brandenburg · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had this book on my shelf for years now. Time after time, it's proven itself to be a useful and practical reference guide when dealing with just about any topic related to software requirements. What's more, unlike so many books in this space, it's immensely affordable. This makes it a great starter book for someone looking to get started in the business analysis profession or apply more formal software requirements practices on a project. You can't go wrong with the Software Requirements Memory Jogger!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book as part of training we had Ellen deliver at my workplace. This is a very handy little book full of lots of information and techniques that anyone in IT can use to help elicit and manage project requirements. My only wishes are that the binding were better and that there were tabs to help me locate things.

[Lori Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read book on product development for knowledge workers and entrepreneurs.