In a time of dramatically changing technology and market landscapes, a lot of development teams sit back and enjoy their tried and tested requirements management (RM) processes. But true maturity in software development is only achieved by continuous improvement. Download Intland Software’s free eBook to learn how you can stay ahead of the curve by…
Each and every step of the requirements management process is an error-prone, yet crucially important stage of software development. From defining requirements to analyzing their test coverage, the requirements lifecycle is a rocky road for most development teams. In fact, statistics confirm that inadequate requirements management is the number one reason for failure in (embedded)…
Requirements management is critical to software development and yet surprisingly a large number of developers still use tools not suited for Requirements Management including Microsoft Office at the most basic of levels. Considering that the single biggest cause of failure for software development projects is inadequate Requirements documentation, it does beg the question why are…
The importance of requirements management (RM) in software development need not be further emphasized. Based on both research data and empirical evidence, it has become a cliché to point out that adequately capturing what is expected of developers (what problem their end product should be able to resolve, and how exactly it should do that)…
Traditionally, many software developers have used general-purpose tools such as MS Word and Excel to manage the requirements of whatever software products they were working on. In fact, a surprisingly high percentage of companies still stick to these solutions, despite their obvious disadvantages (which we’ll explore later in this post). While at first, it may…
In the weeks leading up to REConf 2015, requirements management is back in the focus of many industry experts and media outlets. In case last year’s media buzz about IoT wasn’t convincing enough, Embedded World 2015 has shown that connectivity-enabled embedded systems and the Internet of Things are topics of significant and rapidly increasing importance. What’s…
We often hear from Executives that the “Agile Methodology is a software development model for managing changing requirements” or perhaps just “changing requirements”. However if we go a little deeper and ask about their understanding of changing requirements or how to manage changing requirements, then we would not expect to get such a concise answer.…
Convincing business leaders of the need for investment in a Requirements Management Software or a more comprehensive ALM Software Solution is not an easy task and this is despite the overwhelming evidence of its value. Key to success is to identify the economic benefits of improved requirements management for the business model in question and…
Historically, to software developers the idea of Requirements Management is considered as necessary administration, required documentation, a painful process, traditionally done at the beginning of any software development project and preferably completed as soon as possible and out of the way, allowing developers do what they prefer to do, the development work. The realization that…
In 2014 Intland Software executed a survey among its clients and partners to collect feedback regarding Maturity levels of Requirements Engineering. Based on an analysis of responses, Intland gives 7 tips for requirements engineers and managers on how to increase efficiency and solve the most common problems of software requirements management. 1. Integrate the evaluation of requirements quality…
Requirements Management and Requirements Engineering have a vital role in the development process. Requirements are the starting point of all projects, since they define what features should be in the product. The importance of Requirements Management and Requirements Engineering has increased significantly in the past few years to minimize and eliminate potential failures of the…
Work Culture is essential when adopting a new Requirements Management tool. Every enterprise already has systems or mechanisms in place to manage documentation, this includes the creation, review, approval, storage and distribution of, and the subsequent modification of documentation. The very idea of updating documentation handling suggests that there should be an improvement and simplification…
Requirements Management is often described as a solution that helps software development teams to define and elaborate requirements; – with other words Requirements Management provides answers to the question “why” that every project starts with. The answers that Requirements Management provides are vital since they determine the goals and the future development processes of our projects.…
Requirements Management is key to success in many industries, however it is even more so the case with the medical industry. This is due to the exponentially growing complexity of medical devices, with many of the medical devices produced today applying high technology including: nanotechnology, advance electromechanical and robotics elements. These medical devices all have…
A Requirements Management solution is vital to translate and transform business needs into products. Before buying a Requirements Management tool you should analyze your working environment to determine your tool requirements, it is important to note and accept that to make a tool, and maintain it – is far harder and expensive than it is to…
Requirements Management tools can increase staff productivity, decrease operation costs which leads to better sales performance. Those are general statements but let’s look at the ROI elements of Requirements Management tools. How Can Requirements Management Tool Pay for Itself at Your Company? Return On Investment (ROI) is a popular method of measuring the success of…
Requirements Management solutions enable companies to define and elaborate requirements and manage them throughout the development lifecycle and testing phases. Requirements are usually „owned” by clients and are typically determined by the marketplace, an external force constantly changing along with customer expectations. Since market demands and customers expectations change rapidly these days; requirements and requirements…
Our latest webinar on handling Demand Management, Requirements Management, and DevOps with codeBeamer ALM software, addressed the core issue of Demand Management within the software development life cycle, from the initial concept to realization.We introduced participants to the importance of managing demand effectively for Requirements Management to be successful, more specifically how to define…
Requirements Engineering is a process that aims to define, document and maintain software requirements along the entire application development lifecycle. When working with the Waterfall method, it is usually done at the beginning of the development, whereas with Agile method requirements’ definition and subsequent changes are continuously occurring throughout the incremental development process. Requirements re-use…
What is the most frequent cause of failures in software development? It’s the lack of definition and change management of requirements. This is what causes most of the catastrophes experienced in software development. Most IT practitioners are aware of this, but achieving a well-managed system of requirements is difficult. The most common cause of requirements management failures is the inadequate…
