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Agile Business Analysis: Common Categories and Characteristics of Non-Functional Requirements (NFR)

17 common types of non-functional requirements that developers must know to deliver the solutions your organization needs

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Author: Tom and Angela Hathaway
Video Duration: 11.56 minutes

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Groupings of Non-Functional Requirement Types

The most common categories for NFRs fall into one of the four categories:

Constraints

  • Physical Limits
  • Laws and Regulations
  • Business Rules and Policies

Performance Requirements

  • Frequency of Use
  • Volumes of Data
  • Precision of Data
  • Life Expectancy of Data
  • Response Urgency
  • Update Urgency

User Experience

  • Physical Access
  • Degree of Interaction
  • Trainability
  • Security
  • Culture

Volatility

  • Maintainability
  • Portability
  • Availability
  • Scalability
  • Rate of Change
  • Reliability

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