tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post113088510218206696..comments2023-12-08T01:42:31.590-06:00Comments on Cauvin: Overemphasis on Functional RequirementsRoger L. Cauvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08969779835314260680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post-61352347877718560152007-05-31T09:10:00.000-05:002007-05-31T09:10:00.000-05:00I agree. Since nonfunctional requirements modify ...I agree. Since nonfunctional requirements modify (or constrain) functions, it doesn't make sense to deal with them separately.Roger L. Cauvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969779835314260680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post-67861479885039154242007-05-30T15:28:00.000-05:002007-05-30T15:28:00.000-05:00Right. So why let your BAs procrastinate with stat...Right. So why let your BAs procrastinate with statements like this:<BR/><BR/><B>Non-functional requirements:</B><BR/>Non-functional requirements will be dealt with in another document.<BR/><BR/>IOW - why the hell do we deal with them separately?leathej1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07797734493495674884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post-1148590374737071882006-05-25T15:52:00.001-05:002006-05-25T15:52:00.001-05:00But isn't "detail and context" precisely what nonf...But isn't "detail and context" precisely what nonfunctional requirements are?Roger L. Cauvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969779835314260680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879107.post-1148570252689236422006-05-25T10:17:00.000-05:002006-05-25T10:17:00.000-05:00I see where you are going with this. However, let ...I see where you are going with this. However, let me turn this upside down and suggest we concentrate on <EM><A HREF="http://scaffadaffa.blogspot.com/2006/05/using-functional-requirements-more.html" REL="nofollow">Using Functional Requirements More Effectively</A></EM>. I think you will find that NF requirements will fall right off the page if we follow some simple steps to drive detail and context in our Functional Requirements.leathej1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07797734493495674884noreply@blogger.com