Summary

That’s a wrap on this chapter. We’ve delved into the dos and don’ts of crafting business requirements that pave the way for successful software development.

Here’s the key takeaway: impeccable, well-organized requirements don’t just support good architecture—they’re the foundation. A great system design stems from clearly articulated business needs. Remember, you’re setting the stage for success right from the start.

It’s your turn now: set aside some time to think about some existing problem that would be interesting to solve. Do not take this exercise too seriously. Just be playful and pretend you’re able to solve any problem with software. You can work a bit more with the HomeIt scenario. From the start-up problems we laid out, consider the following:

• Expand to other existing problems in the rental properties sector.
• Create a vision that could represent the solutions to the problems you have imagined.
• Write some high-level requirements to deliver the solutions you defined. Remember, it is possible to imagine several different requirements and features to strengthen a desired solution.

In the next chapter, we will talk about how to organize requirements into use cases, stories, and everything related to adding details, cycles, flows, and business rules to your requirements. We will bring life and joy to the visions we created with the high-level requirements you learned in this chapter.