Requirement Menetekel- Measuring the Quality of Requirements  

Synopsis

Requirement specifications have to have certain quality, as they build to fundament for further project work. Misunderstandings during the early project phases have a huge impact on almost all following activities, as well as on costs and quality. Therefore, you have to ascertain and estimate the quality of requirements and specification without a doubt. But how does one measure requirements quality?

The talk is addressing the following questions and offers methods of resolution:

• How can the quality of requirements be measured?
• Which metrics exist in this area and which target values are good?
• Which spot tests make sense in regards to specifications?
• Do I have to measure and judge different kinds of requirements (e.g. non functional requirements, generic requirements)?
• How do I implement a metrical approach in an organisation?

With the help of concrete examples solutions will be introduced and controversial discussed.