The top risks of requirements engineering

The worst thing that can happen in requirements engineering is that the set of requirements, however expressed, does not accurately represent the users' needs and consequently leads the team down the wrong development path. Regardless of the case, the risks are the same. These include overlooking a crucial requirement, inadequate customer representation, modeling only functional requirements, not inspecting requirements, attempting to perfect requirements before beginning construction, and representing requirements in the form of designs. Taking a close look at these risks can make a big difference.