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2. What Makes a Good Requirement?

George Koelsch1  
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HEDGESVILLE, WV, United States
 

Now that you understand why you need requirements and what happens if you do them improperly, you must begin in earnest to learn what makes a good requirement. First, you must understand the fundamentals of a good requirement, including the proper form of a requirement and how to handle negatives within a requirement statement. The bulk of this chapter will address the attributes that make a good requirement. Then I will finish with how to deal with common errors in requirement ...

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