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Two Types of Requirements Ethnography Discovers

publish date: 2026/06/06 20:00:15.824980 UTC

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Ethnography is particularly effective for discovering two specific types of requirements. Identify both.

Requirements derived from cooperation and awareness of other people's activities in the workplace

Requirements derived from the hardware platform the system will run on

Requirements derived from the marketing strategy of the client organization

Requirements derived from the way people actually work, rather than how process definitions say they ought to work

Correct Answer

(1) Requirements derived from the way people actually work, rather than how process definitions say they ought to work

(2) Requirements derived from cooperation and awareness of other people's activities in the workplace

Explanation

Ethnography is particularly effective for discovering: (1) Requirements that reflect actual work practices (which may differ significantly from formal process definitions); (2) Requirements from cooperation and awareness of other people's activities — the social context of work that is invisible in interviews.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition

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