#133 - Software Requirements Essentials - Karl Wiegers

<p><em>“The goal of requirements development is clear and effective communication. Thus, it has to be done in an incremental and iterative fashion.&quot;</em></p> <p>Karl Wiegers is the coauthor of “Software Requirements Essentials” and has previously appeared in our episode #103. In this episode, we discussed 6 essential practices for software requirements out of the 20 core practices specified in his book. Karl also explained the importance of having a clear and effective communication in developing software requirements, his view on doing software requirements for Agile teams, and the importance of having good software requirements for becoming an effective software development team and for avoiding unnecessary rework.  </p> <p>Listen out for:</p> <ul> <li>What Karl is Up To Lately - [00:04:08]</li> <li>Writing “Software Requirements Essentials” - [00:05:20]</li> <li>Software Requirements - [00:10:19]</li> <li>Clear &amp; Effective Communication - [00:13:20]</li> <li>Importance of Requirement Details - [00:16:19]</li> <li>Practice #1 - Understand the Problem Before Converging on a Solution - [00:22:05]</li> <li>Practice #3 - Define the Solution’s Boundaries - [00:26:26]</li> <li>Requirements Elicitation vs Requirements Gathering - [00:30:47]</li> <li>Practice #6 - Understand What Users Need to Do With the Solution - [00:33:01]</li> <li>Software Requirements in Agile - [00:37:06]</li> <li>Requirements &amp; Effective Software Development - [00:40:59]</li> <li>Rework - [00:44:39]</li> <li>Practice #19 - Establish and Manage Requirement Baselines - [00:46:20]</li> <li>Practice #13 - Prioritize the Requirements - [00:49:17]</li> <li>Practice #20 - Manage Changes to Requirements Effectively - [00:52:22]</li> <li>3 Tech Lead Wisdom - [00:55:54]</li> </ul> <p>_____</p> <p><em>Karl Wiegers’s Bio</em><br>Karl Wiegers is Principal Consultant with Process Impact. He has a PhD in organic chemistry. Karl is the author of 14 books, including <em>Software Requirements Essentials</em> (with Canda