The first step in composing requirements is to collect and create the background
information that will elicit effective requirements. Because the information can be in many
different forms, you can create several types of artifacts to contain the information.
About this task
Create rich-text documents and graphical artifacts to collect ideas and background
information from your stakeholders. Each artifact type provides different kinds of structures and
tools to provide detailed descriptions. You can then gather the artifacts into documents of greater
specification. From these artifacts you can select and generate requirements artifacts that will
drive the next steps in your product development process.