Software Requirements…and stuff

Software Engineering

As easy as it sounds, software requirements are requirements for software. But let’s dig a little bit deeper. Requirements are not only the functions required, actually this might be the least of the concerns in terms of requirements.  Requirements must surpass all of the client’s expectations.

There’s even a science in charged of this analysis; and it is called Requirement Engineering  its goal is to develop a very very very special and important document called the System Requirements Specification.

It involves mainly four steps, although there are text that claim it to be more than that and they are:

  • Feasibility Study:  This is the initial stage. In this one, the requirement engineer must meet the client in order to talk about the general expectations. Then, he produces a very wide and thorough analysis on the possible constrains, implementation cost, and objectives. It also explores the technical aspects of the…

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