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Whether you are a veteran of requirements specification or a novice on your first project, this is the book that needs to be on your desk or in your hands.”  \n—Gary K. Evans, Agile Coach and Use Case Expert, Evanetics, Inc.  \n“It’s a three-peat: Karl Wiegers and Joy Beatty score again with this third edition. From the first edition in 1999 through each successive edition, the guidance that Software Requirements provides has been the foundation of my requirements consulting practice. To beginning and experienced practitioners alike, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”  \n—Roxanne Miller, President, Requirements Quest  \n“The best book on requirements just got better! The third edition’s range of new topics expands the project circumstances it covers. Using requirements in agile environments is perhaps the most significant, because everyone involved still needs to understand what a new system must do—and agile developers are now an audience who ought to have a good grasp of what’s in this book.”  \n—Stephen Withall, author of Software Requirement Patterns  \n“The third edition of Software Requirements is finally available—and it was worth waiting so long. Full of practical guidance, it helps readers identify many useful practices for their work. I particularly enjoy the examples and many hands-on solutions that can be easily implemented in real-life scenarios.  \nA must-read, not only for requirements engineers and analysts but also for project managers.”  \n—Dr. Christof Ebert, Managing Director, Vector Consulting Services  \n“Karl and Joy have updated one of the seminal works on software requirements, taking what was good and improving on it. This edition retains what made the previous versions must-have references for anyone working in this space and extends it to tackle the challenges faced in today’s complex business and technology environment. Irrespective of the technology, business domain, methodology, or project type you are working in, this book will help you deliver better outcomes foryour customers.”  \n—Shane Hastie, Chief Knowledge Engineer, Software Education  \n“Karl Wiegers’s and Joy Beatty’s new book on requirements is an excellent addition to the literature.  \nRequirements for large software applications are one of the most difficult business topics of the century. This new book will help to smooth out a very rough topic.”  \n—T. Capers Jones, VP and CTO, Namcook Analytics LLC  \n“Simply put, this book is both a must-read and a great reference for anyone working to define and manage software development projects. In today’s modern software development world, too often sound requirements practices are set aside for the lure of “unencumbered” agile. Karl and Joy have detailed a progressive approach to managing requirements, and detailed how to accommodate the ever-changing approaches to delivering software.”  \n—Mark Kulak, Software Development Director, Borland, a Micro Focus company  \n“I am so pleased to see the updated book on software requirements from Karl Wiegers and Joy Beatty. I especially like the latest topic on how to apply effective requirements practices to agile projects, because it is a service that our consultants are engaged in more and more these days. The practical guide and real examples of the many different requirement practices are invaluable.”  \n—Doreen Evans, Managing Director of the Requirements and Business Analysis Practice for Robbins Gioia Inc.  \n“As an early adopter of Karl’s classic book, Software Requirements, I have been eagerly awaiting his new edition—and it doesn’t disappoint. 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