Understanding an Existing Product's Composition
Product definition isn't strictly limited to an initial release. Defining the future of a product requires a clear understanding of the product as it stands. Because you might not have been involved at the beginning of the product definition process, you can step back and take a snapshot view of the product and its features to illuminate any problem areas. Understanding an existing product also requires that you check "under the hood" for code and construction particulars.
The customer scrutinizes the product based on its functions and ability to meet requirements. However, under the hood, each product can consist of software packaging (the wrapper around the product executables and libraries that ...
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