Originally published at: Requirements: Itemized or Storied? - Patterns in the Machine
Open question: Should requirements be an itemized list/database of statements or a storied theory-of-operation document with diagrams, tables, formulas, etc.? This is a more of a philosophical question rather than a SDLC process question (though if someone has a process that addresses this scenario – I would love to hear about it). I’ve found that…