Managing Software Requirements the Agile Way : Bridge the gap between software requirements and executable specifications to deliver successful projects / Fred Heath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heath, Fred, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

Warsaw ; Berlin : Packt Publishing Limited, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Heath Fred: Fred Heath is a freelance developer and consultant based in Wales, UK. Over the last 20 years, he's worked at every stage of the software development life cycle using a variety of languages and platforms and ended up falling in love with Ruby and its ecosystem. Fred enjoys solving tricky problems, FOSS, meta programming, Behavior-Driven Development, and Agile processes. He also frequently writes online and speaks at conferences about Ruby, software development, and best practices. Fred is always happy to hear from you and chat about Ruby and Rails on Twitter.

Summary:

Learn how to deliver software that meets your clients' needs with the help of a structured, end-to-end methodology for managing software requirements and building suitable systemsKey FeaturesLearn how to communicate with a project’s stakeholders to elicit software requirementsDeal every phase of the requirement life cycle with pragmatic methods and techniquesManage the software development process and deliver verified requirements using Scrum and KanbanBook DescriptionDifficulty in accurately capturing and managing requirements is the most common cause of software project failure. Learning how to analyze and model requirements and produce specifications that are connected to working code is the single most fundamental step that you can take toward project success. This book focuses on a delineated and structured methodology that will help you analyze requirements and write comprehensive, verifiable specifications. You'll start by learning about the different entities in the requirements domain and how to discover them based on customer input. You’ll then explore tried-and-tested methods such as impact mapping and behavior-driven development (BDD), along with new techniques such as D3 and feature-first development. This book takes you through the process of modeling customer requirements as impact maps and writing them as executable specifications. You’ll also understand how to organize and prioritize project tasks using Agile frameworks, such as Kanban and Scrum, and verify specifications against the delivered code. Finally, you'll see how to start implementing the requirements management methodology in a real-life scenario. By the end of this book, you'll be able to model and manage requirements to create executable specifications that will help you deliver successful software projects.What you will learnKick-start the requirements-gathering and analysis process in your first meeting with the clientAccurately define system behavior as featuresModel and describe requirement entities using Impact Mapping and BDDCreate a feature-based product backlog and use it to drive software developmentWrite verification code to turn features into executable specificationsDeliver the right software and respond to change using either Scrum or KanbanChoose appropriate software tools to provide transparency and traceability to your clientsWho this book is forThis book is for software engineers, business analysts, product managers, project managers, and software project stakeholders looking to learn a variety of techniques and methodologies for collating accurate software requirements. A fundamental understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) is needed to get started with this book. Although not necessary, basic knowledge of the Agile philosophy and practices, such as Scrum, along with some programming experience will help you to get the most out of this book.

Contents:

Managing Software Requirements the Agile Way: Bridge the gap between software requirements and executable specifications to deliver successful projects

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Oct 2024)

ISBN:

9781800204997

180020499X

OCLC:

1463578463