Tag: Requirements

  • Project Journal: Functional and Non-Functional Requirements

    According to Susan and James Robertson, Requirements can be Functional and Non-Functional. “Functional requirements specify what the product must do. And they are the reason for its existence.” They define “non-functional requirements as the properties that your product must have.” These make the product pretty, usable, quick, and reliable. In some of my experiences I…

  • Project Journal: Requirements Gathering

    In some of my experiences I have hosted requirements gathering workshops where the subject matter experts (SMEs), business analysts (BA), and developers meet to discuss the AS-IS and TO-BE of a project. For the best experience the SMEs will provide, days prior to the meeting, a high level process flow, the inputs, the process, the…

  • Failure Funerals

    A friend of mine commented on the 4 Powerful Team Building Exercises article by David Burkus. The author suggested that we have “Failure Funerals.” I replied with the following on LinkedIn near 11/15/2022. I agree with your real world words for a “failure funeral.” As for the blame that is mentioned in the article, I…