According to CTO Chris VanAvermaete of consulting firm Inspirant Group, the term “non-functional requirement” is a bit of a misnomer for a system quality that is generally just as critical as a ...

The NFR concept is deeply flawed: What's counted as an NFR is not, and what is an NFR is ignored Suppose you’re a dairy farmer. You keep cows for the milk they produce. One of the systems you use is a ...

Every cloud transformation project presents its own unique challenges and opportunities, yet tech leaders and their teams tend to encounter similar stumbling blocks. One common pitfall is the tendency ...

Connected devices and systems have become an integral part of our everyday life and we take this for granted. Finding the fastest way to our destination with a smartphone, reading the news on a tablet ...

If you're considering developing your own payroll system, or purchasing one, you should be concerned with both functional and nonfunctional aspects of the program. While functional requirements are ...

People often confuse the purpose and role of functional specifications and design documents. Design and function should never meet in a document. Design and function must be documented during the ...