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New Release from Microsoft Press--Visual Models for Software Requirements

Sebastopol, CA—"There is a gap in the resources about requirements models available to practitioners," say authors Joy Beatty (@joybeatty) and Anthony Chen (@seilevel). "Over the years, we have noticed that many of our customers only create long lists of text requirements. And even as more modeling languages are available, they still aren't being adopted in the community."

In fact, those teams that do create models for their solutions usually only have one or two standby models that they always use, like Process Flows or Use Cases. We wanted to create a single resource practitioners could go to in order to learn how to create and use models on their projects."

In Visual Models for Software Requirements (Microsoft Press, $39.99 USD), Beatty and Chen, experts in eliciting and visualizing requirement, walk you through a simple but comprehensive language of visual models that has been used on hundreds of real-world, large-scale projects. Build your fluency with core concepts—and gain essential, scenario-based context and implementation advice—as you progress through each chapter.

• Transcend the limitations of text-based requirements data using visual models that more rigorously identify, capture, and validate requirements
• Get real-world guidance on best ways to use visual models—how and when, and ways to combine them for best project outcomes
• Practice the book's concepts as you work through chapters
• Change your focus from writing a good requirement to ensuring a complete system