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The Requirements Networking Group is in response to a need for the professional development of people who capture and manage requirements for complex and critical systems development projects.

The challenges of keeping abreast of the latest developments, techniques and tools in the requirements field demand that we create an on-line community to consolidate and enhance our knowledge base.

To achieve this, RQNG offers critical insights and information:

Articles written by industry leaders about timely and compelling issues Networking Groups – invite other individuals to join your network
Archives designed for researching best practices and procedures
Vendor links – search vendors offering various services and products
Forums to share ideas and knowledge with other community members Webcasts – See the latest technology, trends and tools in the community
“Blogs” to express thoughts relevant and important to you    


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It was on my Napkin


Submitted by garbersb on Tue, 2008-05-06 10:59. Tools

by Ben Garbers

A software developer sits down and meets with a customer for lunch to talk about the functionality they want within a new application. A pen is pulled out and the software developer scribbles on a napkin as the customer describes what they are looking for within the new application.

Enter Napkins - a requirements tool developed at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse that helps the software developer to capture and report requirements, estimate the time to develop them and to analyze the relative quality of the requirements documentation.

In this article Ben Garbers describes the design philosophy behind the Napkins tool and its many features and benefits.

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What Happened to the Fine Art of Business Analysis?

by Nigel Green

The role of the Business Analyst has never been more important but needs refocus on IS.

Many of us can recall a time when a distinction was made between the hardware and software supporting the business and the information used by the business – there was a clear difference between IT, to describe the former, and IS to describe the latter.

This distinction is all but lost and the disciplines associated with Information Systems (such as Business Analysis and IS Architecture) are in danger of becoming too obsessed with IT.

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