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Finding Ambiguities in Requirements

Techniques for Improving Requirements and Software

Learn ways to review specifications quickly and quantitatively to identify what is unclear about them in this one-day course. Learn about and practice simple, effective review techniques that can reduce the ambiguity rate by 95% on subsequent specifications.

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Description
  • Practice performing ambiguity reviews on requirements documents
  • Improve requirements and reduce errors in software
  • Design the right tests with clear and unambiguous requirements
  • Take back a practical ambiguity review checklist

Studies have shown that poor requirements are one of the most significant contributors to project failure—and half of all defects have their origin in bad requirements. If specifications are ambiguous, there is nearly a 100% chance that there will be one or more defects in the corresponding code.

Techniques for Quickly Reviewing Requirements for Ambiguities
Finding Ambiguities in Requirements explores ways to review specifications quickly and quantitatively to identify what is unclear about them. This powerful, yet practical, method helps you ensure that requirements documentation is clear, concise, and unambiguous. Learn about and practice simple, effective review techniques that can reduce the ambiguity rate by 95%
on subsequent specifications. In addition you’ll learn to determine if the requirements are detailed enough to produce a sufficient set of test cases to validate the system’s functionality. To reinforce lectures and discussions, you’ll practice your newly acquired knowledge and skills in classroom exercises. You can apply these same techniques to design specifications, user manuals, training materials, and online help, as well as agreements and contracts for software development projects.

Who Should Attend?
This course is intended to help those who write and review functional requirements and those who develop and test systems based on those requirements. The audience includes business analysts, test analysts, requirements engineers, developers, technical writers, and project managers. No specific prerequisites are assumed.

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Course Outline

Introduction
Definition of good requirements
Testable requirements
Deterministic results and requirements

Confusing Constructs
Limitations of the English language
Examples of ambiguity
Ambiguity review checklist
Performing an ambiguity review
Exercise – Identify ambiguities in various mini-specs

Jargon and Complexity
The language barrier
Carelessness
Assumed functional knowledge
Exercise – Translate jargon into plain English
Unnecessary complexity
Exercise – Simplify overly complex writing

Defining Clear Objectives
Objectives vs. requirements
Quantitative vs. qualitative objectives
Identifying the objectives of all stakeholders
Product vs. project objectives
Templates for the objectives specification
Exercise – Identify the true objectives

Introduction to Writing Testable Requirements
Alternative styles
Guidelines for writing clear specifications
Summary of how ambiguities are addressed

Introduction to Requirements-Based Testing
Quality filters
Advantages of rigorous testing
Using test cases to validate requirements

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