Telling stories : a short path to writing better software requirements / Ben Rinzler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rinzler, Ben, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software--Development.

Computer software.

Technical writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

From System Designers to Top Management, Everyone loves a good story Once upon a time, it was well understood that stories teach better than plain facts. Why then are most software requirements documents a baffling hodge-podge of diagrams, data dictionaries, and bullet points, held together by little more than a name and a staple? Telling Stories teaches you to combine proven standards of requirements analysis with the most ancient and effective tool for sharing information, the narrative. Telling Stories simplifies and refines the classic methods of Structured Analysis, providing org

Contents:

TELLING STORIES: A Short Path to Writing Better Software Requirements; About the Author; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Telling Stories; Chapter 2: The Language of Your Story; Chapter 3: Drawing Pictures; Chapter 4: Explaining Processes and Finding Requirements; Chapter 5: Finding and Structuring the Content; Chapter 6: Creating the Body of the Document; Chapter 7: And Finally, the Beginning; Chapter 8: Reviewing, Reusing, and Maintenance; Appendix A: Software Requirements Document Template; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612122736

9781282122734

1282122738

9780470549193

047054919X

OCLC:

428437461