REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Selection of an RM tool should be based on your project or enterprise needs and thorough investigation of candidate tools. Performance demonstrations are critical: additional tools may be required to achieve full traceability to other work products. Tests and design are part of the software product and should be maintained along with the code and documentation.

Some tools cover the entire development environment, and they may dictate how you approach system development. The features and capabilities of any tool you are considering should be tested to ensure it works with your development approach.

Allow time for the learning curve, which can take up to a month. Several of these tools provide free evaluation downloads.