Info 324 - Team Process and Product
Assignment 3
Due: 7/16/15 at the start of class
This assignment has two parts; Plaid1 and Readings about Requirements.
Plaid1 – Preparing to Meet with a Client about Requirements
This part should be done in groups of 3 students (2 is okay), your choice of with whom.
In this assignment you will work in teams to prepare for a meeting with a client about a
requirements specification. The material you submit should include the following:
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A meeting agenda
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A list of questions designed to help you understand and capture client requirements
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A draft set of requirement statements. You should be able to draft at least 4-5 statements,
but this need not be a full SRS draft
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A list of roles for your team members for the meeting, including who has each role
Bring two copies to class – one to hand in and one to use during discussion. You will work in
teams and should have one person submit the team’s result as a single document.
Grading
Grading Rubric
Category
Agenda
Questions
Draft statements
Team Roles
Writing
Pts
20
30
30
10
10
Late Submission
Total
-100
100
Score
Achievement
Minimal
Exemplary
Some items, but not central Complete preparation for
to the meeting
discussion with client
Well thought out materials
Editing needed
Hard to understand
Clear, concise, professional
A pleasure to read
Readings about Requirements
This part is to be done individually. There is nothing to turn in for this part of the assignment.
Read the three short articles listed below about writing good requirement statements. While I
might quibble with a few minor details in the articles, they all line up quite well with the SRS
approach we have been discussing.
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http://www.processimpact.com/articles/qualreqs.html - article by Karl Weigers.
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http://ezinearticles.com/?Business-Requirements---What-Is-The-Difference-BetweenGood-And-Bad?&id=976468
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Writing good requirements is a lot like writing good code, Jim Heuman (download
from course website)
Hint: Material from these articles is fair game for tests.