Right, I've worked on many projects where it wasn't really possible to gather all requirements up front. This is hugely frustrating to everyone involved but the fact remains that until you have at the very least a working prototype you will often not be able to generate a final requirements document.
On the other hand when requirements are nailed from the very start, the development proccess has been swift, well executed and largely bug free.
While developers love discussing the pros and cons of different languages, libraries and frameworks I often think that more work should be put into developing ways of better capturing requirements, as this has such a huge effect on the amount of time a project will take.
On the other hand when requirements are nailed from the very start, the development proccess has been swift, well executed and largely bug free.
While developers love discussing the pros and cons of different languages, libraries and frameworks I often think that more work should be put into developing ways of better capturing requirements, as this has such a huge effect on the amount of time a project will take.