Executive Update

Software Requirements Fail Because They Are Out of Context

Posted February 5, 2015 | Technology |

In this Executive Update, Tom Grant explores one of the biggest requirements challenges: the lack of information about the business context behind the demand for new software and the adoption of it. Without this context, changing the requirements media is about as meaningful as the choice between reading War and Peace as a novel or as a comic book adaptation. If you don't know anything about Europe in the age of Napoleon, much of War and Peace will make little to no sense, regardless of format.

About The Author
Tom Grant
Tom Grant is the former Practice Director of Cutter Consortium's Agile Product Management & Software Engineering Excellence practice. Dr. Grant's expertise in software development and delivery with a particular focus on Agile, Lean, application lifecycle management (ALM), product management, serious games, collaboration, innovation, and requirements.  Most recently, Dr. Grant was a Senior Analyst at Forrester Research. Previously, he served… Read More
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