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REQUIREMENTS-ENGINEERING5 MIN READ

Walk Through Conflicting Requirements

Resolve conflicting requirements by identifying interests, constraints, and accountable decision rights.

comparison The conflict Compliance asks for seven-year retention. Sales asks for deletion after twelve months. Both sound mandatory. Averaging the numbers creates a fake compromise that may satisfy neither law nor customer trust. Conflict handling Separate positions, interests, constraints, and decision rights Requirements conflict is not solved by wording polish. It is solved by making the tradeoff explicit. Compromise Pick a middle number and move on A requirement that can be defended when challenged. Requirements conflict should end with a decision record, not a quiet compromise. 01 Interests 02 Constraints 03 Now try Go below positions

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