Technical writing/Specification/Exercise chair Exercise One

(back to Requirements Writing Workshop)

Describing Structure and Function

 * 1) List the structural features of a chair
 * 2) Organize the structural features into groups or gloms


 * 1) List the functions of a chair
 * 2) Organize the functions into groups or gloms


 * How much overlap is there in the structural and functional groupings?

Who uses chairs?
Compare how the following people would use this chair:


 * 1) Robert Johnson, House Painter
 * 2) Arlo Gunther, Bar Brawler
 * 3) Mindy Catsworth, Performance Artist
 * 4) Alison Rich, Retired Kindergarten Teacher