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Allocation Revisited

Posted on: June 10th, 2019 by Lou Wheatcraft No Comments

Note: this blog builds upon a previous blog published several years ago on allocation and traceability. We were recently asked the following question:  “I’m trying to improve the way our requirements are leveled and allocated. One nuance that we have … Read More

Communicating Requirements – Effectively! – What is a requirement?

Posted on: October 15th, 2017 by Lou Wheatcraft No Comments

This is part 2 of the blog series “Communicating Requirements – Effectively”. Part 1 of this series introduced the overall topic of communicating requirements and addressed communication of requirements from several perspectives: traditional systems engineering, model-based systems engineering, and Agile. … Read More

Leveling Requirements

Posted on: September 15th, 2017 by Lou Wheatcraft 2 Comments

I was recently asked the question. “Suboptimal leveling of requirements seems to be a recurring issue for the projects in my business group (we’ve even seen low-level mechanical dimensions specified in the system requirements). We’ve been reading through the INCOSE … Read More

Levels of abstraction when writing requirements

Posted on: May 1st, 2017 by Lou Wheatcraft 1 Comment

Requirements Experts recently received an email from one of our clients seeking advice on levels of abstraction when stating requirements.  The email read as follows: “What are your thoughts on the use of “shall prevent” in a requirement. I believe … Read More

How Well Are Your Requirements Connected?

Posted on: December 31st, 2013 by Lou Wheatcraft No Comments

On our Ask the Experts page , the following question was asked: “I am a systems engineer currently involved in a complex aerospace system development.  While I was searching for some related topics on requirements management, your interesting website was … Read More