Why do you need a Requirement Managment tool: It’s no secret that poor requirements lead to poor quality products and that these projects are often filled with scope creep. The challenges with a document based approach to requirements are many, including the fact that it is difficult to keep them up to date in the
What “best practices” in requirements management mean? It is so interesting to me that everyone talks about wanting training in “best practices”. This term is often used to describe the kind of consulting we might provide as well. What does that really mean? I believe all of us have fed into the myth that best
Long gone are the days when safety practices in the automotive industry were a mere afterthought. Today, all major car manufacturers rely on a standardized set of practices that help them design safer cars more efficiently. One such set of practices was released in 2011 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in collaboration with
Turning an idea into a working piece of software takes a lot of work, and staying on the right track until the finish line is possible only when all team members know exactly what they are supposed to do and collaborate with one another. Having access to a capable tool for managing collaborative software development
Safety is of the utmost importance when it comes to the design of software for the aerospace industry, and no safety guideline has been as impactful as DO-178B, also known as Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification. What Is DO-178B? Published in 1992 by Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) and developed jointly
Organizations are constantly seeking new ways on how to improve performance and streamline processes. The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) model has helped many organizations achieved demonstrable business results, and implementing it in practice has never been easier thanks to modern CMMI tools. Who create CMMI? Developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and required by
All software projects are really just collections of implemented requirements, including user requirements, UI requirements, business requirements, technical requirements, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, and others. In the past, when software projects were much smaller, and development cycles were much longer, tracking requirements wasn’t nearly as big of a challenge as it is today. Without a
In the real world, clients don’t always articulate their requirements as well as they should, and not every project has a business analyst who is well-versed in domain and technical knowledge. Yet, the ability to navigate business requirements strongly correlates with project success. Requirements management tools help teams accurately capture requirements from clients, prioritize them,
Regardless of the industry, problems and defects are always expensive, and there are many high-profile examples of manufacturers, software developers, and service providers that were forced to close their doors because they were not able to detect problems and defects early enough. Those who implement a reliable method that enables them to find problems and
We live in a software-driven world, where software engineering capabilities directly impact organizations’ ability to be successful. To shorten speed of delivery, enhance agility, and increase product quality, among other things, organizations are constantly on the lookout for ways how to streamline all stages of the software application development life cycle, which is where application