[SystemSafety] A Common Programming Language for the Department of Defense

[Michael Jackson]

Paul: 

Are “Requirements” a description of the stakeholders’ needs, purposes and 
desires that the product should fulfil? Or the specification of a product that 
will fulfil them? Or are these two just the same thing?

Regards, 

—  Michael Jackson
 
  
> On 2 May 2017, at 09:52, Paul_E.Bennett at topmail.co.uk wrote:
> 
> On 02/05/2017 at 1:54 AM, "Les Chambers" <les at chambers.com.au> wrote:
>> 
>> Paul
>> You tantalize us. What are your six Cs?
>> I will start the ball rolling with project management's seven Ps :
>> "Proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance."
>> Les
> 
> Les, as it seems you are not going to dig back through the archives, the
> six C's are simply:-
> 
> Requirements shall be Clear, Concise, Coherent, Complete, Correct and 
> Confirmable.
> 
> Requirements that meet all the above six C's will generally be much better
> to begin work from. Geting them into that sort of shape often requires
> some work be expended in a to and fro activity with the client.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Paul E. Bennett IEng MIET
> Systems Engineer
> 
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