{"product_id":"software-requirements-essentials","title":"Software Requirements Essentials: Core Practices for Successful Business Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20 Best Practices for Developing and Managing Requirements on Any Project\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoftware Requirements Essentials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e presents 20 core practices for successful requirements planning, elicitation, analysis, specification, validation, and management. Leading requirements experts Karl Wiegers and Candase Hokanson focus on the practices most likely to deliver superior value for both traditional and agile projects, in any application domain. These core practices help teams understand business problems, engage the right participants, articulate better solutions, improve communication, implement the most valuable functionality in the right sequence, and adapt to change and growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eConcise and tightly focused, this book offers just enough pragmatic \"how-to\" detail for you to apply the core practices with confidence, whether you're a business analyst, requirements engineer, product manager, product owner, or developer. Using it, your entire team can build a shared understanding of key concepts, terminology, techniques, and rationales--and work together more effectively on every project.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLearn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eClarify problems, define business objectives, and set solution boundaries\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify stakeholders and decision makers\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eExplore user tasks, events, and responses\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAssess data concepts and relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eElicit and evaluate quality attributes\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyze requirements and requirement sets, create models and prototypes, and set priorities\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSpecify requirements in a consistent, structured, and well-documented fashion\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eReview, test, and manage change to requirements\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I once read the ten best-selling requirements engineering books of the prior ten years. This one book succinctly presents more useful information than those ten books combined.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n--\u003cstrong\u003eMike Cohn\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eUser Stories Applied\u003c\/em\u003e and co-founder, Scrum Alliance\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Diamonds come about when a huge amount of carbon atoms are compressed. Karl and Candase have done something very similar: they have compressed their vast requirements knowledge into 20 gems they call 'core practices.' These practices are potent stuff, and I recommend that they become part of everyone's requirements arsenal.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n--\u003cstrong\u003eJames Robertson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eMastering the Requirements Process\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBusiness Analysis Agility\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Long story short: if you are going to read only one requirements book, this is it.\u003c\/em\u003e Software Requirements Essentials \u003cem\u003edistills the wealth of information found in\u003c\/em\u003e Software Requirements \u003cem\u003eand many other texts down to twenty of the most important requirements activities that apply on nearly all projects. Today's busy BA simply doesn't have the time to read a lengthy instructive guide front-to-back. But they should find the time to read this book.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n--From the Foreword by \u003cstrong\u003eJoy Beatty\u003c\/strong\u003e, COO, ArgonDigital\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e*\"*Software Requirements Essentials \u003cem\u003ewill be a high-value addition to your business analysis library. Anyone looking to improve their business analysis practices will find great practical advice they'll be able to apply immediately.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n--\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Paton\u003c\/strong\u003e, Principal Consultant, BA Academy, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRegister your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and\/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46367425921234,"sku":"10cf4da2-994a-3d6c-a058-4b00d24a97bc","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_3890bb9b-30ec-4c29-8592-bb8dddbad21a.jpg?v=1763103323","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/software-requirements-essentials","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}