Details, details, details; it is in the details. Details explain to the point so the “what” is not misconstrued. Explaining the details create the pain staking exercise of placing the future state of a project on paper before design starts. It is worth more effort than a theoretical paperweight, along with wasted time being grilled […]
Thomas Walton
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Business Requirements: Don’t Say “How”
Stating how to achieve a result is normally taboo in requirements writing. The resounding “No” that causes systems personnel to cringe is when someone wants to dictate how to perform a task in business requirements. This temptation, to which multitudes fall prey, causes the undoing of a requirement. There are times when it’s absolutely necessary […]
Requirements: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Welcome to 2012, a new year of projects and a good time to discuss the topic of requirements. With the advent of any project, there are foundational constraints a project is assembled to communicate an end purpose. Healthcare organizations are finding themselves swamped with IT projects these days. Many are grabbling with EHR, ICD-10, Business […]