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Without formal, verifiable software requirementsand an effective system for managing themthe programs that developers think theyve agreed to build often will not be the same products their customers are expecting. In SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, requirements engineering authority Karl Wiegers amplifies the best practices presented in his original award-winning text?now a mainstay for anyone participating in the software development process. In this book, youll discover effective techniques for managing the requirements engineering process all the way through the development cycleincluding dozens of techniques to facilitate that all-important communication between users, developers, and management. This updated edition features new case examples, anecdotes culled from the authors extensive consulting career, and specific Next Steps for putting the books process-improvement principles into practice. Youll also find several new chapters, sample documents, and an incisive troubleshooting guide. Discover how to: Set achievable expectations for functionality and quality NEW: Incorporate business rules into application development Employ use cases to discover user requirements Arrest creeping requirements and manage change requests NEW: Deal with requirements on maintenance, outsourced, and package solution projects Curb the impulse to gold-plate your programs NEW: Grow effective requirements analysts Cut revisionsand costsdramatically Produce better software! No matter what kind of software you build, or what your role in the development process, SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, delivers expert guidance and field-tested techniques for engineering software success.

威格斯(Karl E.Wiegers)是需求工程和软件过程改进领域内的顾问专家。作为Process lmpact公司的首席顾问，他曾举办过许多培训讲习班，并多次在行业大会上发表演讲。Karl曾两次荣获Software Development Productivity Award，这一奖项是专门为奖励有助于提高生产率的产品和著作而设立的。