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Non Functional Requirements for Compliance & Performance

August 13, 2026November 13, 2024 by Sam Cordes

Non functional requirements are the qualities a system must demonstrate to be considered fit for purpose, not just functional. Get them wrong and you can build something that works on paper but fails in production, fails an audit, or collapses under real-world load. This article walks you through the categories you need to cover, how to elicit them properly, and where the friction usually appears.

Non-Functional Requirements Book: BA Guide to NFRs

August 14, 2026January 30, 2023 by Sam Cordes

Non-functional requirements are the most consistently underdone section in any requirements specification. This guide gives you a structured category framework to work through on every project, concrete elicitation techniques that actually get stakeholders talking, and a real worked example showing where NFR coverage can fall apart and how to recover it.