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>Si Chen wrote:
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>>You might want to search back a bit to discussions I've had with David.
>>His opinion was that CustRequest should be used to record these things,
>>instead of Requirement.
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>To say what should be used more information on the intended problem to solve would be necessary. Requests are for information coming from a client/customer or prospective client/customer. Requirements can be assembled in response to those and then associated with Work Efforts to manage the actual fulfillment of requirements.
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>-David
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>>Charles Johnson wrote:
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>>>Silverston, on p.186 states:
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>>>"A WORK REQUIREMENT and a WORK EFFORT are two different but related
>>>entities. A work requirement represents the need to perform some type of
>>>work. This could be a requirement stemming from a decision to
>>>manufacture inventory items, deliver services, conduct a project or
>>>repair an asset of the enterprise such as a piece of equipment or a
>>>piece of software.
>>> A work effort is the fulfillment of the work requirement"
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>>>As far as i can see, there doesn't so far seem to be much relating of
>>>Requirement and WorkEffort two going on, particularly in the context of
>>>*internal* requirements. Is this by accident or by design?
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>>>Consider the matter of sending emails:
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>>>Each email that's sent from the office is not in itself, i think, a work
>>>effort but should be related to some other work effort. This work effort
>>>in turn relates to some requirement. In practice, is it not the case
>>>that every email should be recorded as a communication event?
>>>What facilities are there to ensure that *incoming* mail is so related
>>>where appropriate?
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>>>There must be others who have examined these issues and considered them
>>>in light of best commercial practice and i'd be interested in commentary
>>>on this.
>>>
>>>CJ
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WorkRequirement: (p. 186)