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Striking the Right Level of Detail in Requirements
February 6, 2018 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Preston MitchellFinding that critical balance between speed and quality is essential for product teams, which is where requirements management comes into play.
The Reliance on Requirements Management Tools as the Engineering Messiah
January 3, 2018 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Christer FrölingI’ve met a lot of folks who have an unhealthy belief in requirements management as the sum total of requirements work needed.
Could Improving Requirements Management Stop a Software Apocalypse?
October 5, 2017 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Kevin SmithThe marriage of hardware and software is no longer a niche trend in product design. With the growing phenomenon, The Atlantic recently ran a piece, titled “The Coming Software Apocalypse,” about the serious challenges industries face when developing products that rely on both hardware and software, and the real-world consequences occurring as a result. According […]
Successful Requirements Management Can Eliminate up to 80 Percent of Project Defects
April 5, 2017 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Melissa TathamIn the product development process, requirements are the foundation to success. They define what a company is trying to build. And they identify what a product needs to do and what it should look like. As the number and complexity of products increases, so do the requirements to support them. Today’s sophisticated products and software […]
Modern Requirements Management Solution
March 28, 2017 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Jama SoftwareOn today’s fast moving road to innovation requirements management can feel like a burdensome, yet necessary evil. For those of you who manage requirements with spreadsheets, word docs and power point, this process can feel even more unwieldy. Possibly worse? Using a heavy-handed tool like DOORS that adds extra overhead and requires additional skillsets for […]
PTScientists are on a full time mission to the Moon
March 3, 2017 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Madeline Wigen KernanIt’s not uncommon for engineers and scientists to have side projects. Many successful products began as an experiment during the innovator’s time out of the office. German-based Part-Time Scientists has taken that idea to a whole new level. Their goal, in partnership with Audi, is to get a lunar lander safely to the surface of […]
When Good is no Longer Good Enough
February 10, 2017 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Melissa TathamIn business, times change because needs change. Changes driven by the rise in software-driven products, the business imperatives of on-time delivery, and extended supply-chain systems threaten to disrupt traditional manufacturing and engineering processes. Your teams are pressured to accelerate product development and manage growing complexity in distributed organization and supply chains, within products, and across […]
Power modern requirements with smarter, more connected data.
February 8, 2017 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Robin CalhounThere’s no escaping that the more exciting and fast-paced the product you’re developing is, the more challenging it is for decision makers to access the information they need to move quickly. In this complex workspace no one person, single team, or discipline can make all decisions alone. Modern product development requires working with product data […]
Requirements Management and Hardware Design
January 19, 2017 in Requirements & Requirements Management /by Jama SoftwareOver the last two years, the semiconductor industry has seen an unprecedented wave of consolidations and M&A activity – deals worth $85B in 2015 and a whopping $115B in 2016! As a result of all of this consolidation, semiconductor companies are finding themselves having to integrate diverse teams, technologies and IP on an ongoing basis. […]