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Dec 4, 2017 at 20:18 vote accept Frank Puffer
Aug 18, 2017 at 6:56 history edited code_dredd CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jul 25, 2017 at 11:54 comment added code_dredd @FrankPuffer Yeah, that's expected whenever a paradigm shift takes place b/c it means replacing fundamental assumptions.
Jul 25, 2017 at 9:55 comment added Frank Puffer Ok, I misread the "wouldn't" as "would". And yes, I find your answer very helpful and will probably accept it. I probably just need some time to get accustomed to the idea of not considering user stories as requirements.
Jul 25, 2017 at 8:46 comment added code_dredd @FrankPuffer Yeah, that's why I said I wouldn't be surprised. That said, I'm wondering my answer has clarified anything for you. Was the SVN vs Git analogy helpful? (It assumes you're familiar with both systems, which seemed reasonable in a software development context.)
Jul 25, 2017 at 6:59 comment added Frank Puffer Requirements management systems like PTC Integrity treat requirements as a hierarchy. This can be an advantage when mapping requirements to a specification document.
Jul 25, 2017 at 0:29 comment added code_dredd @FrankPuffer I think viewing user stories as if they're a different level in a hierarchy of requirements is basically mixing different concepts. On the Agile side, a hierarchy looks more like: Themes >> Epics >> Features >> User Stories >> Tasks. Requirements are usually divided into functional and non-functional requirements in the more traditional Waterfall approach, but I've not come across an actual hierarchy; that said, I wouldn't be surprised if someone were to recursively break down a requirement into smaller "sub"-requirements. In any case, you're mixing different concepts.
Jul 24, 2017 at 11:21 comment added Frank Puffer "User Stories != Requirements": I didn't mean to say that the two are synonyms. Not every requirement is a user story. But I do think that all user stories are requirements. I view requirements as a hierarchical structure where user stories are one specific level of detail. Would you agree?
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