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Software Requirements Essentials: Core Practices for Successful Business Analysis

Software Requirements Essentials: Core Practices for Successful Business Analysis

This book describes the 20 most important practices for any software project, regardless of product type or development approach.

2023

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A Fool with a Tool Is an Amplified Fool

Tools can boost a software developer’s capability, but ineffective or inappropriate tool usage amplifies their shortcomings as well.

Sep 30, 2024

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Sep 30, 2024

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A Compilation of Articles by Karl Wiegers

Here’s an index to about 150 of my articles on business analysis, product design, project management, teamwork, quality, consulting, and…

Apr 14, 2024

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Apr 14, 2024

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You Say You Want to Write a Book?

It’s an exciting prospect. It’s also a lot of work. Here are some tips for getting started, based on 14 books’ worth of experience.

Feb 26, 2024

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Feb 26, 2024

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The Essential Practices for Business Analysis Success

These twenty requirements practices can make the difference between happy success and painful struggling.

Oct 4, 2023

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Oct 4, 2023

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Karl and/or Chris Has Left the Building

You’re going to die eventually. Make things easier for your family by organizing essential information before they need it.

Nov 14, 2023

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Nov 14, 2023

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Specifying Quality Requirements Precisely

Planguage is a way to precisely specify fuzzy quality attributes such as user-friendly, reliable, and fast.

4d ago

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4d ago

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The Challenges of Remote Consulting, Part 1

Here are some tips for building the relationship and communicating effectively when consulting at a distance.

Mar 26

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Mar 26

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Maybe We Do Too Much Pretending in Software

Pretending that the world is different from how it really is isn’t constructive. We must live with reality.

Mar 23

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Mar 23

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Hey, World, Here I Am!

Becoming a consultant means you must tell the world you’re there and then find some clients. Try these tips.

Mar 17

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Mar 17

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What’s Requirements Development All About?

Effective requirements development involves much more than simply “gathering requirements.”

Mar 16

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Mar 16

Karl Wiegers

Karl Wiegers

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Author of 14 books, mostly on software. PhD in organic chemistry. Guitars, wine, and military history fill the voids. karlwiegers.com and processimpact.com

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