Requirements Management
Requirements Management is defined as the science and art of gathering and managing user, business, technical, functional requirements, and process requirements within a product development project. Techniques for managing requirements range from manual methods to the use of Word or Excel documents, to more mature processes utilizing requirements management tools, often integrated as part of an application lifecycle management solution.
Recommended solution for Requirements Management:
MKS Integrity for Requirements Management enables engineering and IT organizations to address the primary causes of software project failures. With its unique change and configuration management approach, built on the foundation of a unified ALM platform, MKS Integrity for Requirements Management enables organizations to capture and validate software requirements, link them to downstream development and testing activities and to manage their completion through a unified process across the lifecycle.
The following is a collection of resources on Requirements Management:
WHITE PAPERS
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An Innovative Approach to Managing
Software Requirements
MKS Inc.
An introduction to MKS Integrity for Requirements Management, built as an extension of an ALM platform
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Real Reuse for Requirements
MKS Inc.Learn how organizations can reuse requirements to their advantage
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Use Cases: Background, Best Practices, and Benefits
MKS Inc.The benefits of use cases and best practices for deploying use cases as a Requirements Management technique
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Keeping Pace with Changing Business Needs - Requirements Change Management with MKS Integrity
MKS Inc.The benefits of a Requirements Management solution that offers workflow enabled support for change management
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What Is the Cost of a Requirement Error?
Tom King and Joe MarascoA simple, practical calculation of the cost of requirements errors in application software development projects
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REPORTS
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Selecting the Right Requirements Management Tool – Or Maybe None Whatsoever
Forrester Research
Organizations often end up
buying a tool that is more complex and more expensive than necessary
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Independent Research Report: “The Forrester Wave(TM): Requirements Management, Q2 2008”
Forrester Research
A look at the strength of five standalone Requirements Management tools and four ALM solutions
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EXPERTS
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Requirements Solutions Group, LLC
Training and consulting in requirements determination, business systems analysis and end-user acceptance testing
www.requirementssolutions.com |
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Requirements Management Links
A collection of books, organizations, tools and other requirements management resources from around the web
www.jiludwig.com |
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Requirements Zone
A collection of requirements articles, books, websites and other resources from StickyMinds.com
www.stickyminds.com |
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RM Crossroads
Information from a variety of sources offering best practices, articles, research and more about requirements management, reuse and requirements-based testing
www.rmcrossroads.com |
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Gantthead
Visit the Requirements Management Hot Topic area for useful resources and upcoming events.
http://www.gantthead.com/hot-topics/requirements-management/ |
BOOKS
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Mastering the Requirements Process (2nd Edition)
Suzanne and James Robertson
A guide to defining more complete software requirements that lead to better software overall
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Software Requirements (Second Edition)
Karl E. Wiegers
Practical techniques for gathering and managing requirements throughout the product development cycle
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More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice
Karl E. Wiegers
More practical techniques for gathering and managing software requirements to help meet project specifications
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ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
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MKS Integrity for Requirements Management – Solution Demonstration
MKS Inc.
Learn how MKS Integrity for Requirements Management goes beyond traditional authoring and traceability
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Can I Have My Requirements and Test Them Too?
MKS Inc.
Guidance on how your SDLC model can be tailored to reap the benefits of requirements-based testing
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Software Requirements: 10 Traps to Avoid
Karl E. Wiegers, Author of “Software Requirements, 2nd Edition"
Typical requirements problems that can sabotage your project, along with suggestions for avoiding or escaping the trap
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ARTICLES
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Frankly Speaking: Good project management needs requirements management
Frank Hayes, Computerworld
Describing the difference that a requirements management system can make in effectively managing software projects
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Dispersed Teams Forcing Closer Look at
Managing Requirements
Heather Havenstein, Computerworld
Getting user requirements to development teams using a Requirements Management tool
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Don't Skirt Technical Requirements
Luc K. Richard, Projects @ Work
A lesson in defining nonfunctional technical requirements, and best practices for avoiding some common pitfalls
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Less Is More
Scott Ambler, Dr. Dobb’s
To deliver working software that meets stakeholders' needs, try an agile approach to Requirements Management
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