Chapter 14. Setting Requirement Priorities

After most of the user requirements for the Chemical Tracking System were documented, the project manager, Dave, and the requirements analyst, Lori, met with two of the product champions. Tim represented the chemist community and Roxanne spoke for the chemical stockroom staff.

"As you know," Dave began, "the product champions provided many requirements for the Chemical Tracking System. Unfortunately, we can’t include all the functionality you requested in the first release. Since most of the requirements came from the chemists and the chemical stockroom, I’d like to talk with you about prioritizing your requirements."

Tim was puzzled. "Why do you need the requirements prioritized? They’re all important, ...

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