Software Engineering I

Software Requirements

Jeisson Andrés Vergara Vargas, M.Sc.

Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas e Industrial
http://colswe.unal.edu.co/~javergarav/
javergarav@unal.edu.co

2019-I
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Introduction

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Definition

(i)
Requirements are the features that a software system
must provide.

(ii)
A software requirement is a property that must be
exhibited by something in order to solve some problem in
the real world.

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Properties

Clear Consistent Verifiable

Unambiguous Prioritized Words to Avoid

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The MOSCOW Method

M—Must
These are required features that must be included.

S—Should
These are important features that should be included if possible

C—Could
These are desirable features that can be omitted if they won’t fit in the schedule.

W—Won’t
These are completely optional features that the customers have agreed will not be
included in the current release.

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Requirement Categories

Audience-Oriented Requirements FURPS

Business User
Functionality Usability
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Functional Nonfunctional
Reliability Performance
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Implementation
Supportability
Requirements

FURPS+

Design Implementation
Constraints Requirements

Interface Physical
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Functional Requirements (FR)

Functional requirements are detailed statements of the desired
functionalities of the software system.

What?

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Nonfunctional Requirements (NFR)

Nonfunctional requirements are statements about the quality of
the behavior of the software system or restrictions on how it
produces a desired result.

How?

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Requirements Process

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Requirements Process

Process Models

Process Actors

• Users
• Customers
• Market Analysts
• Regulators
• Software Engineers

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Requirements Elicitation

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Requirements Elicitation

• Goals
• Domain Knowledge
• Stakeholders
Requirements Sources • Business Rules
• Operational Environment
• Organizational Environment

• Interviews
• Scenarios
• Prototypes
Elicitation Techniques • Facilitated Meetings
• Observation
• User Stories

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Requirements Analysis

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Requirements Analysis

Requirements Classification

Conceptual Modeling
Formal
Analysis
Architectural Design

Requirements Negotiation

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Requirements Specification

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Requirements Specification

System Definition Document

System Requirements Specification

Software Requirements Specification

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Requirements Validation

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Requirements Validation

Requirements Reviews

Prototyping

Model Validation

Acceptance Tests

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Bibliography
• [BOURQUE] P. Bourque and R. E. Fairley, SWEBOK V3.0: Guide to the Software
Engineering Body of Knowledge. 2014.
• [STEPHENS] R. Stephens, Beginning Software Engineering. 2015.

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