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Volatile Requirements and Organizational Policy

publish date: 2026/06/24 21:18:38.400322 UTC

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Why are requirements that reflect organizational policies and procedures likely to be more volatile than requirements based on stable domain characteristics?

Organizational policies and procedures change more frequently than fundamental domain facts, leading to more change requests over time

Organizational policy requirements are always written in a less precise language

Volatile requirements are always related to user interface color schemes only

Domain-based requirements are illegal to modify once approved

Correct Answer

Organizational policies and procedures change more frequently than fundamental domain facts, leading to more change requests over time

Explanation

Requirements reflecting organizational policies and procedures tend to be more volatile because organizations change their policies and procedures relatively often, in response to management decisions, market conditions, or other factors, whereas requirements grounded in stable domain characteristics change far less frequently.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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