Second Order Requirements

BusinessRequirements that deal with how the solution to be implemented should behave, as distinct from FirstOrderRequirements, which deal with what the system as a whole should do.

Requirements relating to window designs are generally SecondOrderRequirements. Output requirements can be either first or second order, depending on whether the output is a target deliverable from the system (first order) or serves as a new interface to business processes (second order).

SecondOrderRequirements frequently include process-oriented controls and checkpoints, such as IntermediateAudit? reports, DateControl?, Cancel, Rerun, and Restart requirements. SecondOrderRequirements may also include implementation of the prevailing I.T. gestalt, such as DegreeOfCoupling?, TableDrivenDesign?, et cetera.

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