What should someone be looking for when they approve requirements?

The short answer is: it depends on the person, their experience, their familiarity with the requirements, and the reasons they've been assigned a reviewing role. Ideally, you'll have more than one or two reviewers. For medium or large projects, you'll need at least six reviewers to examine the requirements from various perspectives. For small projects, having more than one or two reviewers increases the odds of achieving complete, high-quality requirements that reflect the business need accurately, in doable, testable ways.

The following table lists six types of reviewer, and what they typically evaluate during a requirements review.

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