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Recent webinar presentation by Jama Software and Ravenflow on the State of Requirements Management. This presentation shared the findings from an industry survey and report on the latest trends, challenges and techniques that teams are using to plan and develop new software products and systems.
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© 2007 Jama Software
The State of Requirement Management
© 2007 Jama Software
Portland, OregonDowntown Headquarters
John Simpson
© 2007 Jama Software
About the Survey
203 professionals worldwide
40% business analysts
Companies big and small
Diverse industries
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“Managing the rapid change of requirements and traceability is our toughest challenge.”
Take-away: Fundamentals still apply
- Survey participant
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“We’re a fast follower. We watch the
competition closely and then make it better.”
Take-away: Speed does matter
- Survey participant
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“Lavish R&D budgets don’t deliver better
performance. Customer focus does.”
Take-away: Ask your customers
- Booz Allen Hamilton,Global Innovation 1000 Report
© 2007 - 2009 Jama Software. All rights reserved.
How often do you elicit requirements from your customers?
Live Poll Question
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“Our goal is to deliver quality software in a
reduced timeframe using an iterative approach to
development and systematic testing.”
Take-away: Enhance and release
- Survey participant
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Take-away: Complexity impacts success
TeamScope Success
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“You have to manage change effectively, or it
will manage you.”
Take-away: Change is a reality – manage it
- Survey participant
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Is change management an issue for your team?
Live Poll Question
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“To avoid conflicts, teams should all agree on the
shared goals and metrics as much as possible.”
Take-away: Satisfaction #1, but get consensus
- Jeff Lash, author of blogHow to Be a Good Product Manager
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Is your team in sync on how you measure success?
Live Poll Question
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“Some of the biggest problems come from
pursuing what the customer says they want, without determining what
they really need.”
Take-away: Success rates still suffer
- Survey participant
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“It depends highly on the project characteristics,
so it varies from Waterfall to Agile.”
Take-away: Many companies use a mix
- Survey participant
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Which process does your team use?
Live Poll Question
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“Requirements management is a communication process.
Collaboration happens when everyone has the same
understanding of the requirements.”
Take-away: Documents still dominate, but collaboration in RM is on the rise.
- Survey participant
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What’s your favorite genre of music?
Live Poll Question
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Summary: So, what did we learn?
No substitute for the fundamentals
Customers really do rule
Change and complexity – deal with it
Companies use a mix of processes
Collaboration meets requirements
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