Chapter Summary
A requirements specification is a collection of documents and models that attempt to unambiguously describe a software system to be built.
A requirements specification needs to be made available to nearly everyone connected with the project.
A requirements specification is a contract that binds the stakeholders to accept a system that meets the criteria specified in the requirements documents.
A requirement, a constraint that the system must observe, is typically expressed as a statement that begins with a phrase like "The system shall …."
It is important to objectively prioritize every requirement.
Use cases are a powerful technique for capturing and expressing detailed system behavior. A use case is a textual description of the ...
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