Stop calling requirements ‘non-functional’!

Stop calling requirements 'non-functional'! You want deliveries that don't function? Why name it wrong? Call it what it is! If you look closer at non-functional requirements, they fall into two groups: 1️⃣ Operational requirements 🚀 Just like Function requirements, it describes what users can observe at runtime: the behavior. But we focus more on how it does this, like Performance and Availability. 2️⃣ Developmental requirements 🛠️ Users can't observe these, but they are also important. These are developmental qualities, requirements from the development team. Like Maintainability, Portability, and guidelines. Change the conversation by doing this! 💡