Five Best Practices for Writing Requirements

Better requirements lead to clearer, more effective communication between a product’s stakeholders—creating ripple effects across the entire organization including greater transparency; less rework; and, accelerated development without sacrificing product quality. While requirements writing is both an art and a science that will vary by context, there are a few best practices to consider.

In this infographic you’ll learn why it’s important to:

• Have a clear understanding of the problem
• Define the requirements hierarchy
• Take design out of requirements
• Be unambiguous
• Use requirements templates and group discussions