So You Have Some Requirements. Now What?

Requirements aren’t the ultimate software deliverable, but they’re the foundation for all the other work: plans, designs, code, and tests.

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Experienced software developers understand the importance of using requirements to create realistic plans, robust designs, reliable code, and revealing tests (Figure 1). These steps are necessary whether your next release represents 1 percent or 100 percent…