We look at four places where requirement descriptions are used, and consider how writing better description details can help make a major software purchase more successful..

Often thought to be a tool best suited for root-cause analysis, the “5 Whys” is an iterative interrogative technique for exploring the cause-and-effect relationships affecting a particular problem. If ...

Why is it so difficult to gather requirements when selecting enterprise software, and what can be done to improve the situation? Why doesn’t asking users provide all the requirements?