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The requirement states what is required, not how the requirement is met.
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Writer, designer, and those doing verification and validation understand the requirement equally.
3
The individual requirements should conform to an approved standard template and style.
4
The requirement is structured and worded such that its realization can be verified.
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If you can remove a requirement and still satisfy the problem, then that requirement is not needed.
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The requirement can be realized within entity constraints with acceptable risk.
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The requirement meets the entity need without needing other information to understand the requirement.
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The requirement should state a single capability, characteristic, constraint, or quality factor.
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A requirement is a correct expression of the stakeholder expectation.
