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Software Requirements Tools
- September 16, 2016
16 Sep'16
Are Agile and DevOps methodologies their own worst enemies?
Can Agile and DevOps learn to get along? Though the two methodologies were hatched in different eras, in some ways they can be seen as kindred spirits, cut from the same cloth of nontraditional approaches to software design, development and project ...
- June 25, 2013
25 Jun'13
The open source Cucumber BDD tool boosts acceptance test automation
The Boston Java Meetup Group welcomed BDD guru Alan Parkinson, who explained the value of automating tests with Cucumber.
- June 03, 2011
03 Jun'11
Business analysis and requirements elicitation: Interview with Ellen Gottesdiener -- Part one
In part one of this two-part interview with EBG Consulting's Ellen Gottesdiener, we learn about techniques used to elicit requirements and hear about the differences between Agile and traditional requirements elicitation.
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- March 22, 2011
22 Mar'11
Trends in ALM: Requirements management tools
Requirements management continues to be a challenge to software development organizations, but tool vendors are working to address those challenges. In this interview with Forrester analyst Mary Gerush, we hear about five important ALM trends in ...
- December 17, 2010
17 Dec'10
Embedded software for medical devices: Differences to consider in the SDLC
How does the software development lifecycle differ when developing embedded software for a medical device? In this interview with Mace Volzing, software development manager at IntraPace, SearchSoftwareQuality.com asks about the differences in the ...
- December 17, 2010
17 Dec'10
Requirements management with embedded software: Interview with IntraPace
What are the important considerations of a requirements management tool when developing embedded software for a medical device? In this Q&A with IntraPace software development manager Mace Volzing, SSQ asks about managing requirements for the ...
- July 14, 2010
14 Jul'10
Requirements definition getting more visual
Visualization software can make requirements easier to establish and aid developers in explaining features, but some analysts say the technology isn't quite there yet and needs some more improvements before it can become a standard.
- June 30, 2010
30 Jun'10
Are visualizations the answer to gathering requirements?
Requirements elicitation is one of the most challenging parts of software developments. By using visualization software, business analysts are able to create working simulations to gather customer requirements. Vendors, analysts and users give their...
- April 15, 2010
15 Apr'10
Excelling in the art and science of requirements elicitation
Eliciting software requirements is a human-intensive activity, and any process requiring user input is never a walk in the park. Learn techniques that can help project leaders make the right choices in eliciting and then analyzing requirements needs.
- December 23, 2009
23 Dec'09
Waters Corp. meets rigorous compliance demands with requirements management
Pharmaceutical, food industry service provider Waters Corp, boasts admiration on recent requirements additions to IBM's Rational software, which has allowed them to go paperless.
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- November 16, 2009
16 Nov'09
Requirements practices evolving, but organizations still struggle
Requirements elicitation is software development teams' toughest problem today, reveals a TechTarget survey. Most teams rely on use cases and requirements management tools to get requirements right. Agile and lean development practices are also ...
- August 24, 2009
24 Aug'09
GatherSpace beefs up cloud-based requirements management
GatherSpace version 2 is now available and continues to offer low-cost software requirements gathering technology that is easily learned and easily implemented. According to GatherSpace founder Darren Levy, "It's painlessly easy to use, and an ...
- August 17, 2009
17 Aug'09
ThoughtWorks Studios moves from agile tools vendor to ALM market
Thoughtworks ventures into the ALM market while maintaining strong roots in the agile development front, with their latest offering Adaptive ALM. Adaptive ALM will offer tools capable of correlating developer task completion into marketable results ...
- July 08, 2009
08 Jul'09
Mastering key requirements phases
Consultant Robin F. Goldsmith describes the key phases in a successful software requirements process in this audiocast interview.
- July 08, 2009
08 Jul'09
Software requirements: Moving beyond use cases
In this podcast, software development and requirements definition expert Ellen Gottesdiener describes when use cases are a good fit for software projects, when they are not, and what alternative approaches should be used.