Lessons - 3073

Unit 1: Business or mission analysis process / Requirements Fundamentals (REQ.rfd)
Week 1 Course Introduction
Find a business or organization
Week 2 Prepare for Business Analysis, Information Literacy & Research
Research business or organization
Week 3 Define Problem / Opportunity, Critical Thinking
Describe business or organization
Week 4 Solution
Create preliminary operational concept
Week 5 Manage the Business or Mission Analysis, Women in Software Engineering
Jira, Objectives, BRS
Unit 2: Stakeholder needs and requirements definition process / Eliciting Requirements (REQ.er)
Week 6 Prepare for Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition
Plan elicitation
Week 7 Define Stakeholder Needs
Conduct interviews and create user stories
Week 8 Develop the Operational Concept
Perform observation, create scenarios and use cases, create use case diagram and mockup
Week 9 Transform Stakeholder Needs into Stakeholder Requirements
Convert user stories to formal requirements
Week 10 Analyze Stakeholder Requirements
Classify requirements, create wireframe
Week 11 Manage the Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition
Create mockup
Unit 3: System [System/Software] Requirements definition process / Requirements Specification and Documentation (REQ.rsd)
Week 12 Define System [System/Software] Requirements
Create product perspective, create prototype
Week 13 Analyze system[/software] requirements
Create context diagram, create RTM
Unit 4: Requirements engineering activities in other technical processes / Requirements Validation (REQ.rv)
Week 14 Verification and Validation
Create Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM), Conduct Requirements Review
Unit 5: Practical Considerations, Software Requirements Tools, Requirements Management
Week 15 Wrap up

Unit 1: Business or mission analysis process / Requirements Fundamentals (REQ.rfd)

Week 1 Course Introduction

Find a business or organization

  • Critical Thinking

    • Definitions

    • Elder Paul Model

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Coursera

    • Register

    • Enroll in Introduction to Software Product Management course

      • After clicking "Enroll for Free" click Audit

      • This course should be a review of Software Engineering Fundamentals

      • Take notes in OneNote - instructions

    • Introduction to Software Product Management Module 1: Software Product Management - The Discipline

      • 1.1.1: Better Software 8m

      • 1.1.2: Why Software Product Management? 5m

      • 1.1.3: The Role of a Software Product Manager 8m

      • 1.1.4: How to be a Better Learner 3m

      • 1.1.5: Plagiarism 2m

      • 1.1.6: Specialization Overview 7m

  • Jira / Confluence

  • Sommerville

  • Readings

    • Access in course Resources, save all to OneDrive

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 1 The essential software requirement

    • 29148

      • Sections 1-4: Scope, References, Terms, Conformance

    • SWEBOK

      • 1. Software Requirements Fundamentals

    • MITRE

      • Introduction, Evolution, Essence ix-17

      • Concept Development 275-278

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • Home page - Fundamentals 1: Introduction

      • Orientation

      • CT: Elder Paul Model

      • OneDrive

        • Sign in and acquire key resources

      • OneNote

        • Open OneNote at the start of each lesson

          • Practice active listening and note taking

          • Give the lesson your full attention

        • Take notes about acquiring standards

      • Project Discussion - find a sponsor

      • Dots setup

    • Online

      • Dots follow up

      • Time management

      • Project Discussion

        • Activities: 29148-2018 6.2.3

          • 6.2.3.1 General

Week 2 Prepare for Business Analysis, Information Literacy & Research

Research business or organization

  • Critical Thinking: information

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.2.3.2 Prepare for Business Analysis

      • Review identified problems and opportunities in the organization strategy with respect to desired organization goals or objectives.

      • Define the business or mission analysis strategy.

      • Identify and plan for the necessary enabling systems or services needed to support business or mission analysis.

      • Obtain or acquire access to the enabling systems or services to be used.

  • Coursera

    • Introduction to Software Product Management Module 2: Foundations of Software Product Management

      • 1.2.1: Project Success, Why Agile? 7m

      • 1.2.2: Agile Manifesto 4m

      • 1.2.2A: Delivering Working Software 3m

      • 1.2.2B: Flexible Design 4m

      • 1.2.2C: Collaborative Communication 5m

      • 1.2.3: Why Process? 5m

      • 1.2.4: Why Requirements? 5m

      • 1.2.5: Why Planning? 6m

      • 1.2.6: Why Monitoring? 7m

  • Jira / Confluence

    • Kanban

    • Pages

      • Blog

    • Link Jira Project to Confluence Space

  • Sommerville

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 2 Requirements from the customer’s perspective

    • 29148

      • Section 5 Concepts

      • Annex A Operational concept document

    • SWEBOK

      • 1. Software Requirements Fundamentals (review)

    • MITRE

      • Operational Needs Assessment (279-283)

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • Open OneNote at the start of each lesson

      • MLK

      • CT Discussion

      • Research

      • Journal review

      • Project activity planning

      • Business Selection, Business Analysis, Research

        • Guest speaker: Entrepreneurs

    • Online

      • Project Discussion

      • Project activity work

        • Write a goal, make it SMART

        • Write a requirement, success criteria

Week 3 Define Problem / Opportunity, Critical Thinking

Describe business or organization

  • Critical Thinking: definition, techniques, question at issue

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.2.3.3 Define the problem or opportunity space

      • Analyze the problems and opportunities in the context of relevant trade-space factors.

      • Analyze customer complaints, problems and opportunities in the context of relevant trade-space factors.

      • Define the mission, business, or operational problem or opportunity.

  • Coursera

    • Register for Software Processes and Agile Practices course

      • After clicking "Enroll for Free" click Audit

      • This course should be a review of Software Engineering Fundamentals

      • Software Processes and Agile Practices Module 1: Introduction to Processes

        • 2.1.1: Processes and Practices 5m

        • 2.1.1A: Processes and Practices 5m

        • 2.1.1B: Processes and Practices 5m

        • 2.1.2: Software Engineering Activities 5m

        • 2.1.2A: Software Engineering Activities 5m

        • 2.1.2B: Software Engineering Activities 5m

  • Jira / Confluence

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 3 Good practices for requirements engineering

    • 29148

      • 8.2 Business requirements specification

      • 9.3 Business requirements specification (BRS) content

      • Annex A Operational concept document (OpsCon) (review)

      • Annex B Concept of operations (ConOps)

    • SWEBOK

      • 1. Software Requirements Fundamentals (review)

    • MITRE

      • Concept of Operations 284-289

      • Operational Requirements 290-295

      • High-Level Conceptual Definition 296-300

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • Open OneNote at the start of each lesson

      • CT Discussion

        • 5 Whys

        • Root Cause Analysis

        • Cigars

      • Business analyst knowledge areas and competencies

      • Guest speaker - Business Analyst

      • Past assignments

      • Introduction Discussion discussion

      • Project activity planning

    • Online

      • Project Discussion

      • Project activity work

Week 4 Solution

Create preliminary operational concept

  • Critical Thinking: models, assumptions, implications and consequences, interpretation and inference

    • Pythons

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.2.3.4 Characterize the solution space

      • Define preliminary operational concepts and other concepts in life cycle stages.

      • Identify candidate alternative solution classes that span the potential solution space.

      • Assess each alternative solution class.

    • 6.2.3.5 Evaluate alternative solution classes

      • Assess each alternative solution class.

      • Select the preferred alternative solution class(es).

    • One Good Requirement Statement

  • Coursera

  • Jira / Confluence

  • Sommerville

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 4 The business analyst

    • 29148

      • Section 6 Processes

    • SWEBOK

      • 2. Requirements Process

    • MITRE

      • Requirements Engineering 301-303

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • CT Discussion

      • Project activity planning

      • BRS / OpsCon outline

        • COS V and S

      • Requirements Process (REQ.rfd.2)

        • Process actors - Users, Customers, Market analysts, Regulators, Software engineers

    • Online

      • Project Discussion

      • Project activity work

Week 5 Manage the Business or Mission Analysis, Women in Software Engineering

Jira, Objectives, BRS

Unit 2: Stakeholder needs and requirements definition process / Eliciting Requirements (REQ.er)

Week 6 Prepare for Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition

Plan elicitation

  • Critical Thinking: information, assumptions

    • M&Ms

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.3.3.2 Prepare for Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition

      • Identify the stakeholders who have an interest in the [software] system throughout its life cycle.

      • Define the stakeholder needs and requirements definition strategy.

      • Identify and plan for the necessary enabling systems or services needed to support stakeholder needs and requirements definition.

      • Obtain or acquire access to the eM&nabling systems or services to be used.

  • Coursera

    • Software Processes and Agile Practices Module 4: Other Practices

      • 2.4.1: Agile Variations and Lean Software Development 10m

      • 2.4.1A: Agile Variations and Lean Software Development 9m

      • 2.4.1B: Agile Variations and Lean Software Development 8m

      • 2.4.1C: Agile Variations and Lean Software Development 4m

      • 2.4.2: Kanban 16m

    • Enroll in Client Needs and Software Requirements course

      • After clicking "Enroll for Free" click Audit

      • This content should have been introduced in Software Engineering Fundamentals and now you are going in depth

  • Jira / Confluence

  • Sommerville

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 6 Finding the voice of the user

      • Ch. 7 Requirements elicitation

    • 29148

      • 8.3 Stakeholder requirements specification

      • 9.4 Stakeholder requirements specification (StRS) content

    • SWEBOK

      • 3. Requirements Elicitation

    • MITRE

      • Eliciting, Collecting, and Developing Requirements 304-313

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • CT Discussion

      • Eliciting requirements (REQ.er.2)

        • Elicitation sources (REQ.er.1, 29148 3.1) - Goals, Domain knowledge, Stakeholders, Business rules, The operational environment, The organizational environment

        • Elicitation techniques (REQ.er.2, 29148 3.2) - Interviews, Scenarios, Prototypes, Facilitated meetings, Observation, User stories, Other

          • Good Questions to Ask Your Client worksheet

          • Google Forms

          • Mockup software

            • Design constraints

      • Review user stories

      • Project activity planning

    • Online

      • Project activity work

Week 7 Define Stakeholder Needs

Conduct interviews and create user stories

  • Critical Thinking: information, interpretation and inference, assumptions

    • Garden

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.3.3.3 Define Stakeholder Needs

      • Define context of use within the concept of operations and the preliminary life cycle concepts.

      • Identify stakeholder needs.

      • Prioritize and down-select needs.

      • Define the stakeholder needs and rationale.

  • Coursera

    • Client Needs and Software Requirements Module 1: Introduction to Requirements

      • 3.1.1: What is a Requirement? 7m

      • 3.1.1A: Requirement Activities 8m

      • 3.1.2: Types of Requirements 4m

      • 3.1.2A: User Requirements 4m

      • 3.1.2B: Functional Requirements 4m

      • 3.1.2C: Non-Functional Requirements 6m

      • 3.1.2D: Additional Requirement Types 5m

      • 3.1.3: Controlling Scope 11m

      • 3.1.4: Requirements and Design 5m

  • Jira / Confluence

    • Add user stories

    • Create a new Issue type Requirement

      • Link a user story to a requirement

    • Create a new Issue type Constraint

  • Sommerville

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 8 Understanding user requirements

    • 29148

      • 5.2.5 Characteristics of individual requirements (review)

    • SWEBOK

      • 5. Requirements Specification

    • MITRE

      • None

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • Most important concept: Requirement statements

      • CT Discussion, Lesson, We'll see story

      • Writing: read out loud, use tools, share tips

      • Review SMART goals

      • Review textbook chapters, writing requirements

      • "Good enough"

      • Plus Delta Review

          • constructive criticism

      • Introduce new Coursera course

      • Activity preview, be ready to add requirements and constraints

    • Online

      • Jira - requirement issue type

Week 8 Develop the Operational Concept

Perform observation, create scenarios and use cases, create use case diagram and mockup

  • Critical Thinking: point of view, concepts, information

    • America

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.3.3.4 Develop the Operational Concept and Other Life Cycle Concepts

      • Define a representative set of scenarios to identify all required capabilities that correspond to anticipated operational and other life cycle concepts.

      • Identify the interaction between users and the system.

      • Identify the factors affecting interactions between users and the system.

        • purpose, scope, functions, assumptions, interfaces

  • Coursera

    • Client Needs and Software Requirements Module 2: User Interaction

      • 3.2.1: Restaurant Scenario 1m

      • 3.2.2: User Considerations 5m

      • 3.2.2A: User Considerations 4m

      • 3.2.2B: User Considerations 7m

      • 3.2.3: Involving Clients 11m

      • 3.2.3A: Involving Clients 2m

      • 3.2.4: Use Cases 8m

      • 3.2.5: Wireframes 5m

      • 3.2.6: Storyboards 9m

  • Jira / Confluence

  • Sommerville

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 9 Playing by the rules

    • 29148

      • None

    • SWEBOK

      • 4. Requirements Analysis

    • MITRE

      • Spanning the Operational Space—How to Select Use Cases and Mission Threads (438-444)

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • CT Discussion

      • Operational Concept introduction

      • Use Cases and Use Case Diagram

        • Student Course Registration example

        • Cafeteria Ordering System example

    • Online

      • Make operational concept

      • Classification and Modeling, Data Flow Models

        • Class

        • Entity-Relationship

        • Context

        • Make use cases and use case diagram - Use Case

Week 9 Transform Stakeholder Needs into Stakeholder Requirements

Convert user stories to formal requirements

  • Critical Thinking

    • Basketball

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.3.3.5 Transform Stakeholder Needs into Stakeholder Requirements

      • Identify constraints on a system solution

        • constraints, limitations (1.3.4)

      • Identify the stakeholder requirements and functions that relate to critical quality characteristics such as assurance, safety, security, environment, or health.

      • Define stakeholder requirements consistent with life cycle concepts, scenarios, interactions, constraints, and critical quality characteristics.

  • Coursera

    • Client Needs and Software Requirements Module 3: Writing Requirements

      • 3.3.1: Agile Requirements 6m

      • 3.3.2: User Stories 5m

      • 3.3.2A: User Stories 6m

      • 3.3.2B: User Stories 4m

      • 3.3.3: Acceptance Tests 7m

      • 3.3.4: Product Backlog 7m

      • 3.3.4A: Product Backlog 5m

      • 3.3.5: Story Maps 7m

  • Jira / Confluence

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 10 Documenting the requirements

      • Ch. 11 Writing excellent requirements

    • 29148

      • 5.2.6 Characteristics of a set of requirements (review)

    • SWEBOK

      • None

    • MITRE


  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • CT Discussion

        • Basketball

      • Review characteristics of individual requirements.

        • Set a priority.

        • Apply a label: functional or nonfunctional.

      • Analyze the complete set of stakeholder requirements.

      • Review of elicitation techniques

        • Prepare for Elicitation Report

      • 6.3.3 vs 6.4.3

      • 7 Information Items

    • Online

      • Upcoming assignments

        • 3 Elicitation Report

        • SRD

      • Make mockup

        • Choose software - Look at number of job listings that mention them

Week 10 Analyze Stakeholder Requirements

Classify requirements, create wireframe

  • Critical Thinking

    • Hot Coffee

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.3.3.6 Analyze Stakeholder Requirements

      • Analyze the complete set of stakeholder requirements.

      • Define critical performance measures that enable the assessment of technical achievement.

      • Feed back the analyzed requirements to applicable stakeholders to validate that their needs and expectations have been adequately captured and expressed.

      • Resolve stakeholder requirements issues.

  • Coursera

    • Client Needs and Software Requirements Module 4: Quality Requirements

      • 3.4.1: Criteria for User Stories 5m

      • 3.4.1A: Criteria for User Stories 6m

      • 3.4.2: Ambiguous Requirements 23m

      • 3.4.3: Course Summary 4m

  • Jira / Confluence

    • Label requirements

    • Prioritize requirements

  • Readings

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • CT Discussion

        • Context

      • Review design constraints

      • Make wireframe on paper

        • Reference use cases - make a frame for each step in the flow that would have a visual element

    • Online

Week 11 Manage the Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition

Create mockup

  • Critical Thinking

    • Car -> Beach

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.3.3.7 Manage the Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition

      • Obtain explicit agreement [with designated stakeholders] on the stakeholder requirements.

      • Maintain traceability of stakeholder needs and requirements.

      • Provide key [artifacts and] information items that have been selected for baselines.

        • Stakeholder Requirements Specification (StRS) (9.4)

        • requirements repository

        • User / Product / Software Requirements Document (SRD)

  • Coursera

    • No more Coursera for this semester. Use the extra time to work on other assignments. You can complete the additional courses in the Specialization if you are interested.

  • Jira / Confluence

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 14 Beyond functionality (quality attributes)

      • Ch. 15 Reducing risk through prototyping

    • 29148

      • 5.2.5 Characteristics of individual requirements (review)

    • SWEBOK

      • 5. Requirements Specification (review)

    • MITRE

      • Analyzing and Defining Requirements (review)

  • Lesson

Unit 3: System [System/Software] Requirements definition process / Requirements Specification and Documentation (REQ.rsd)

Week 12 Define System [System/Software] Requirements

Create product perspective, create prototype

  • Critical Thinking

    • Sugar

    • The trolley dilemma

  • Video / TED Talk


  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.4.3.2 Prepare for System [System/Software] Requirements Definition

      • Define the functional boundary of the system [software system or element] in terms of the behaviour and properties to be provided.

        • Refine scope, organization, environment, and constraints

      • Define the system[/software] requirements definition strategy

        • approaches, milestones, resources

      • Identify and plan for the necessary enabling systems or services needed to support system[/software] requirements definition

      • Obtain or acquire access to the enabling systems or services to be used.

    • 6.4.3.3 Define system[/software] requirements

      • Define each function that the system [software system or element] is required to perform.

      • Identify required states or modes of operation of the software system.

      • Define necessary implementation constraints.

      • Identify system requirements that relate to risks, criticality of the system, or critical quality characteristics.

      • Identify requirements that relate to risks, criticality of the software system, or critical quality characteristics.

      • Define system/software requirements and requirements attributes, including the following:

        • i) Data elements, data structures and formats, and database or data retention requirements;

        • ii) User interfaces and user documentation (information for users) and user training;

        • iii) Interfaces with other systems and services;

        • iv) Functions and non-functional characteristics, including critical quality characteristics and cost targets;

        • v) Transition of operational processes and data from existing automated and manual systems, migration approach and schedule, software installation and acceptance of the product; and

        • vi) Requirement attributes, such as rationale; priority; traceability to software system elements; test cases, and information items; methods of verification; inclusion in approved baselines; and evaluated risk

  • Coursera

    • None

  • Jira / Confluence

    • Add more Requirement issues

    • Link Requirement issues again

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • None

    • 29148

      • 5.2.6 Characteristics of a set of requirements (review)

      • 8.5 Software requirements specification

      • 9.6 Software requirements specification (SRS) content

    • SWEBOK

      • 4. Requirements Analysis (review)

    • MITRE

      • Special Considerations for Conditions of Uncertainty: Prototyping and Experimentation

      • Analyzing and Defining Requirements (review)

  • Lesson

Week 13 Analyze system[/software] requirements

Create context diagram, create RTM

  • Critical Thinking

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.4.3.4 Analyze system[/software] requirements

      • Analyze the complete set of system[/software] requirements.

      • Define critical performance measures that enable the assessment of technical achievement.

      • Feed back the analyzed requirements to applicable stakeholders for review.

      • Resolve system requirements issues.

      • Identify and resolve issues, deficiencies, conflicts, and weaknesses within the complete set of requirements.

    • 6.4.3.5 Manage system[/software] requirements

      • Obtain explicit agreement on the system[/software] requirements.

      • Maintain traceability of the system[/software] requirements.

      • Provide key [artifacts and] information items that have been selected for baselines.

        • System Requirements Specification (SyRS) (9.5)

        • Software Requirements Specification (SRS) (9.6)

  • Coursera

    • None

  • Jira / Confluence

    • Functional Boundary

      • context diagram

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 16 First things first: Setting requirement priorities

    • 29148

      • None

    • SWEBOK

      • None

    • MITRE

      • Table 1. System-Level Requirements Checklist (p. 354-356)

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • CT Discussion

      • Finish Analysis Report

        • MITRE Table 1. System-Level Requirements Checklist (p. 354-356)

      • Specifications Review

      • Introduction to Validation and Verification

      • Project activity planning

        • RTM

          • Table 29-1 in the book

      • Scenario: Your team is hired to develop software for an organization. What question would be the most helpful for you to ask?

    • Online

      • Project activity work

        • Data flow diagram levels

        • Make context diagram

          • Choose software - Look at number of job listings that mention them

        • RTM

        • Specification Report outline (link accessible in class meeting only)

Unit 4: Requirements engineering activities in other technical processes / Requirements Validation (REQ.rv)

Week 14 Verification and Validation

Create Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM), Conduct Requirements Review

  • Critical Thinking

  • Video / TED Talk

  • Upcoming activities

    • 6.5.2.2 Prepare for verification

      • Select appropriate verification methods or techniques and associated criteria for every verification action.

    • 6.5.2.3 Manage results of verification

      • Maintain traceability of the verified [software] system elements.

        • Create Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM)

    • 6.5.3.2 Prepare for validation

      • Identify the validation scope and corresponding validation actions.

      • Identify the validation scope, including the characteristics of the software system, element, or artifact to be validated, and the expected results of validation.

    • 6.5.3.3 Manage results of validation

      • Maintain traceability of the validated system elements.

  • Coursera

    • None

  • Jira / Confluence

    • None

  • Readings

    • Textbook

      • Ch. 17 Validating the requirements

    • 29148

      • None

    • SWEBOK

      • 6. Validation

    • MITRE

      • None

  • Lesson

    • On Campus

      • CT Discussion

      • Preview Testing course

      • Requirements validation vs software verification

      • The relationship between requirements and testing (more in Ch. 19)

      • Senior project classes preview

      • Project activity planning

        • Verification Approach

      • Review Analysis Report

    • Online

      • Project Discussion

      • Project activity work

Unit 5: Practical Considerations, Software Requirements Tools, Requirements Management

Week 15 Wrap up