Karl E. Wiegers (born 1953) is an American software engineer, consultant, and trainer in the areas of software development, management, and process improvement. He is known as the author of many articles and several books mainly focused on software requirements. He is also the author of a memoir of life lessons titled Pearls from Sand: How Small Encounters Lead to Powerful Lessons and a mystery novel titled The Reconstruction.
- Throughout, the dual necessities of doing requirements right (verification) and doing the right requirements (validation) is addressed. Wiegers has thoroughly delved into the literature in the software requirements field. The text is liberally spiced with tidbits of data to support the business case for implementing these best practices.
- Wiegers is a leading speaker, author, and consultant on requirements engineering, project management, and process improvement. As Principal Consultant with Process Impact, he conducts training seminars for corporate and government clients worldwide.
- However, Wiegers’ “Software Requirements” is the real practical and actionable book on “The Art of Requirements Engineering”.
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Transport phenomena bird solution manual. In SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, requirements engineering authority Karl Wiegers amplifies the best practices presented in his original award-winning text?now a mainstay for anyone participating in the software development process.
Biography[edit]
Karl received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Boise State College (1973), and M.S. (1975) and Ph.D. (1977) degrees in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois.[1] Karl spent 18 years, from 1979 till 1998, at Eastman Kodak Company.[1]
In 1997, Karl started his own software process consulting and training company, Process Impact, which focuses on practical software process improvement.[2]
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Publications[edit]
- 2019. Successful Business Analysis Consulting: Strategies and Tips for Going It Alone. J. Ross Publishing. ISBN978-1-60427-168-3
- 2017. The Reconstruction. Agent Q Bookworks. ISBN978-0-9992053-0-3
- 2013. Software Requirements, 3rd Edition (with Joy Beatty). Microsoft Press. ISBN978-0-7356-7966-5
- 2011. Pearls from Sand: How Small Encounters Lead to Powerful Lessons. Morgan James Publishing. ISBN978-1-60037-999-4
- 2007. Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools. Microsoft Press. ISBN0735625212
- 2006. More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice. Microsoft Press. ISBN0-7356-2267-1
- 2003. Software Requirements, 2nd Edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN0-7356-1879-8
- 2002. Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide. Addison-Wesley. ISBN0-201-73485-0
- 1999. Software Requirements, 1st Edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN0-7356-0631-5
- 1996. Creating a Software Engineering Culture. Dorset House Publishing. ISBN0-932633-33-1
References[edit]
- ^ abKarl Wiegers' Bio at www.processimpact.com. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^[see Karl Wiegers's Bio] at www.karlwiegers.com. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
External links[edit]
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Without formal, verifiable software requirements—and an effective system for managing them—the programs that developers think they’ve agreed to build often will not be the same products their customers are expecting. In SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, requirements engineering authority Karl Wiegers amplifies the best practices presented in his original award-winning text?now a mainstay for anyone participating in the software development process.
Software Requirements Wiegers Pdf
Latest endnote version 2017. In this book, you’ll discover effective techniques for managing the requirements engineering process all the way through the development cycle—including dozens of techniques to facilitate that all-important communication between users, developers, and management. This updated edition features new case examples, anecdotes culled from the author’s extensive consulting career, and specific Next Steps for putting the book’s process-improvement principles into practice. You’ll also find several new chapters, sample documents, and an incisive troubleshooting guide.
Discover how to:
- Set achievable expectations for functionality and quality
- NEW: Incorporate business rules into application development
- Employ use cases to discover user requirements
- Arrest creeping requirements and manage change requests
- NEW: Deal with requirements on maintenance, outsourced, and package solution projects
- Curb the impulse to “gold-plate” your programs
- NEW: Grow effective requirements analysts
- Cut revisions—and costs—dramatically
- Produce better software!
No matter what kind of software you build, or what your role in the development process, SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, Second Edition, delivers expert guidance and field-tested techniques for engineering software success.
Publication Details
- Publisher:
- Microsoft Press
- Edition:
- 2
- Publication Date:
- 2003
Format
Karl E Wiegers (Author)
Karl Wiegers Requirements Template
Karl E. Wiegers is a leading speaker, author, and consultant on requirements engineering, project management, and process improvement. As Principal Consultant with Process Impact, he conducts training seminars for corporate and government clients ..