Topic 45 | The Requirements Pit |
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away...
Many books and tutorials refer to requirements gathering as an early phase of the project. The word “gathering” seems to imply a tribe of happy analysts, foraging for nuggets of wisdom that are lying on the ground all around them while the Pastoral Symphony plays gently in the background. “Gathering” implies that the requirements are already there—you need merely find them, place them in your basket, and be merrily on your way.
It doesn't quite work that way. Requirements rarely lie on the surface. Normally, they're buried deep beneath layers of assumptions, ...
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