The Aberdeen Group just published a new Analyst report on the value of requirements management to help companies speed development cycles, improve profit margins and design products that customers love.  Every executive I know cares about product innovation, it’s the driver for greater financial performance of their respective companies.  But, few of them wake up thinking about requirements management.  What the bleep is that?   There’s an “a-ha moment” that comes when they realize the secret to innovation is managing requirements effectively.  The devil is in the details (requirements).  It’s worth the investment to get them right.

The key findings show that requirements management is critical to the successful development of today’s modern products.  Companies must be able to:

• Manage product requirements throughout the development lifecycle
• Provide visibility into requirements and their status to the entire product development team
• Be able to truly evaluate the impact of changes on both the requirements and the design

Companies that achieve these core RM capabilities will be more efficient, see lower costs, and become more profitable with products that are in high demand from customers.

The report also includes a case study on IntraPace, the medical devices company, who is using Jama Contour to streamline their requirements management process and specification needs for meeting FDA compliance standards.

“Contour is now the best tool in our arsenal of design tools.” – Mace Volzing, manager of software development, IntraPace

After reading the report, if you want to give Contour a try, you can download a free trial with unlimited users here.  Let’s build great products.