Have you been asked to write requirements without receiving any formal training? Do your colleagues often ask you to explain your requirements? Do you learn that your requirements were misinterpreted long after they were approved?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, “Writing Effective Requirements” is for you!

This tutorial focuses on some of the techniques and skills necessary to ensure written requirements will be interpreted as intended. It is intended for those who have not received much formal training in requirements engineering. This includes beginning-level practitioners and students, but also includes many people who have written requirements for years.

Michael Panis has been a systems engineer at Teradyne, Inc. for over 30 years. When he and his colleagues are not developing best-in-class instrumentation to test semiconductors, he works to improve the organization’s development processes. Contact him at michael.panis@teradyne.com.