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Functional Requirements

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Now that you understand the attributes of a good requirement, you will consider the different types of requirements. Why do you care about the different types of requirements? “Shouldn’t I just start collecting and writing them?” Interesting question. How will you know where to start? More importantly, how will you know when to stop? What are the different types or categories of requirements that will help you know when you have captured all you need?

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Koelsch, G. (2016). Functional Requirements. In: Requirements Writing for System Engineering. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2099-3_4

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