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INTERVIEW QUESTION:

What are some pros and cons of requirements reuse?

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Categories: Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Requirements Analysis (BABOK KA), Functional Specifications, Requirements Management and Communication (BABOK KA)

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Requirements reuse is when the same written requirement is used repeatedly within a single project, across a product line, or even across an enterprise. Requirement reuse can be as simple as an analyst copy/pasting requirements from a previous project, or it can be as sophisticated as having a central repository of requirements that documents link to.

Some benefits to requirements reuse are:

Faster delivery of requirements
Consistency within a project or across products
Meaning of the requirement is likely already understood by the team
Fewer defects
Higher team productivity
Reduced rework

Some downsides to requirements reuse are:

Working correctly a requirement for the first time may be time consuming
Reusing bad requirements is not helpful
Requirement wording may not fit the tone of voice of the new document
Requirement may require modification of attributes, which may present opportunity for error
If referencing a repository, the requirement may be modified without your knowledge

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