Negotiating Partnerships: Increase profits and reduce risks

Quality and performance, the technical specification of requirements

The design of the technical specification of requirements not only determine the quality and performance of a product or a system. They also influence costs, times, risks, and useful effects. How should a specification of requirements be perceived — are we talking about non-negotiable demands, or are they merely preferences? What knowledge of existing alternatives does the person who has written the specification of requirements have? How have the priorities been set? What has been intentionally left out? What needs have governed the wording of the specification?

There are many questions requiring an answer before we can understand the thoughts and wishes behind an individual’s ...