How Now Brown Cow
by Suzanne Robertson and James Robertson
A common problem voiced by requirements analysts is: “people don’t tell me their requirements, they tell me a solution to some unstated problem”. This focus on solutions is further complicated when it is mixed together with current business constraints, technical constraints and personal perceptions of the world.
In this installment describing the Volere requirements techniques Suzanne and James Robertson explain the “Brown Cow Model” – a simple and effective means for organizing and understanding disparate systems viewpoints.
Past articles in the Volere series that you may also find of interest include:
Volere Requirements Techniques: an Overview
Work Scope and Product Scope: Why Both?
Requirements – A Socio Technical Discipline
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