Not sure when you need better software requirements?
Take the self-assessment below to find out.
- Developers donโt interact directly with end users (or user proxies)
- Developers donโt possess the ability to interact directly with end users
- Developers are serving a large user base
- Developers are serving a user base with varied and complex needs
- Developers are geographically distanced
- Developers face language/cultural/time zone barriers
- Developers lack business knowledge
- Developers lack systems knowledge
- Developers lack regulatory knowledge
- Developers struggle to identify gaps in the software requirements
- Developers struggle to clarify requirement details mid-development
- Developers struggle to navigate the complexity of the on-shore organisation
How did you fare?
Developers who are distanced from end users and business stakeholders rely heavily on written communication; they need better software requirements.
Remote, outsourced and offshore developers know this only too well.