The primary reason that people write poor requirements is that they have had no training or experience in writing good requirements. This paper will address what makes a good requirement. It will cover some of the most common problems that are encountered in writing requirements and then describe how to avoid them. It also includes examples of problem requirements and how to correct them.
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Prioritizing requirements can play a significant role in reducing requirement problems and increasing customer satisfaction.This paper describes our experiences in teaching requirement prioritization, describes how to prioritize requirements and the benefits of doing so, and describes the responses of our students.
The SAFER ‐ Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue – Flight Test Project captured the hearts and minds of the country in September when astronauts flew untethered for the first time in a decade. The SAFER, a small backpack worn by an EVA astronaut was designed and built as an in‐house project by the NASA‐Johnson Space Center.
Following the very successful flight of SAFER a study was made to document the lessons learned from the participants. This paper focuses on the system engineering aspects of the project across its life‐cycle.
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