[AccessD] Requirements Management - What do you do?

Mark Brown comres at rpa.net
Mon Nov 13 06:09:27 CST 2006


I would appreciate a copy as well.  Comres at rpa net.

Thanks.

Mark H Brown
Computer Resolutions Inc.



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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Karen Rosenstiel
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 1:43 AM
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I'd like a copy too, if you don't mind.  krosenstiel at hotmail dot com 


Regards,

Karen Rosenstiel
Seattle WA USA 


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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Liz Doering
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 5:54 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Requirements Management - What do you do?

Dan,

At Symphony, we built a 'cost detail' spreadsheet, showing a concise
description of each item to be completed, and a number of hours that item
would cost.  That way, if the client decided Report A, bid at 5 hours, was
not desperately necessary right now, they could specifically exclude it, or
save it for later.  They got a 'line item veto' over almost everything we
had heard them ask for.  (Not everything, if they wanted a report grouped by
X and collecting X was a new feature, they had to pay for both.)  

We also built in some text allowing for a 10% overrun in time and cost,
without their additional approval, and an assurance that we would confer
before going ahead with anything over 10%.

They were asked to sign off on the total before ANY work commenced.

It was a pretty simple document, easy to read if not easy to put together. I
can send a sample off-list if you like.

Thanks,
 
Liz

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:43 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Requirements Management - What do you do?

Hello to all!

I'm getting to a point with a customer where it would really help to do some
semi-formal requirements management (good customer - big project).  I've
done a little web searching and bought a book (Software Requirements by
Ellen Gottesdiener - which I do like).

Now to get some comments from the experts!  

I'd like to find out what people on this list do for collecting and managing
the requirements on your projects.  Spreadsheets?  Word docs?  Personal
software?  Professional software?  Anything really good or anything really
bad?


Thanks!
Dan Waters


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