Coloring Inside the Lines: Constraints in Software Development

Jan 12, 2025

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Software consultant Tim Lister defined project success as “meeting the set of all requirements and constraints held as expectations by key stakeholders.” There’s a vast body of literature on software requirements. In contrast, little is written about the various kinds of constraint...

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