Summary of testing needs during the SDLC
Filed Under SDLC, Testing | Posted on April 6, 2008
There is an often asked question about when testing should occur in the overall product development cycle? Testing is sometimes incorrectly thought as an after-the-fact activity. Instead, testing should be performed at every development stage of the product. Test data sets must be derived and their correctness and consistency should be monitored throughout the development [...]
Software Requirement Specification (SRS) template
Filed Under Development, Document, Process, Requirements, SDLC, Software | Posted on October 17, 2007
Given the importance of capturing the Requirement specifications in a well documented way, the document itself should be very well drafted. The sections in it must closely map to the needs, and yet the overall document must not be very process heavy. It should make sense to the stakeholders, and yet capture all the relevant [...]
Problems faced in the stage of Requirements Analysis
Filed Under Development, Document, Issues, Requirements, SDLC, Software | Posted on October 17, 2007
For a process that is so critical to the success of a software project, you would be surprised at the number of problems that can happen during the requirements gathering and analysis process. This must be the reason why Requirements Analysis is called the ‘make-or-break’ step of any project. * Users don’t understand what they [...]
Details about Requiements Analysis
Filed Under Development, Document, Model, Process, SDLC, Software, Terms | Posted on October 17, 2007
What is Requirements Analysis ? Requirements are a description of how a system should behave or a description of system properties or attributes. It can alternatively be a statement of ‘what’ an application is expected to do. Requirements drive almost every activity, task, and deliverable in a software development project. Requirements must be actionable, measurable, [...]
