Questions tagged [specification]

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Who is responsible for the requirements specification?

I work for a small company as a software engineer. Our company doesn't have a business analyst or a project manager. We are about to sell a custom CMS system to a very IT illiterate customer. Who is responsible for creating the requirements…
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How to maintain a spec for a large complex project with repetitive patterns?

I need to maintain a meticulous spec that contains a lot of legal requirements. We have more than 200 products (and rapidly growing, about 5 products a month) which are all very similar but have differences. Currently, we find ourselves starting…
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Can a requirement be linked to another requirement?

I have a requirement listing a few rules and needs in my performance specification. I need to add two rules already covered by two requirements a bit farther in the document in this list. Can a requirement link to another one? And be valid if the…
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