Managing requirements throughout the software development lifecycle

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History shows that projects succeed more often when they manage requirements well. Requirements (based directly on the needs of stakeholders and the business) provide the basis for agreement with the users and the customer, and, they serve as the foundation for the work of the development team. This means that requirements provide a vital linkage to ensure that teams deliver systems that solve real business problems. This briefing highlights the role that requirements play in the development lifecycle -- from business modeling to design and test. It provides process oriented, how-to information, and explains how the IBM® Rational® tools are used to automate the process.

In this event

• Get an overview of the IBM Software Delivery Platform, and how the products are used throughout the lifecycle to model, build and assemble, and test software applications or services.
  
  
• Examine the development of use cases in modeling an application, and how they are linked to a formal definition of the requirements.
  
  
• Consider business process modeling, and the use of the WebSphere® Business Modeler to model, simulate, and refine business process definitions.
  
  
• See how business models are also linked to a formal definition of the project’s requirements.
  
  
• Transform the models constructed into the code that implements the project's requirements.
  
  
• Test the requirements. See what basis are used for the development of the test cases and test suites to certify the completeness and correctness of the application.
  

Audience

Software architects, developers, project managers.

Objectives

• Demonstrate the IBM method for requirements management, with an emphasis on tracing requirements throughout the software development lifecycle.
  
  
• Convince you that IBM has the most powerful, complete and standards-compliant tools in the industry.
  
  
• Show how to use those tools throughout the software development lifecycle to define and manage requirements, as we model, assemble, and test new applications and services.
  

Duration

Half day

Details

This briefing provides an in-depth look at the process of defining and managing requirements throughout the Software Development Lifecycle, and the IBM Rational and WebSphere tools used throughout the process. IBM Rational RequisitePro is the primary tool used to demonstrate requirements management.

During this briefing you'll hear about, or see demonstrations of several IBM Rational and WebSphere tools used within the software development lifecycle, including:

• Rational RequisitePro
• WebSphere Business Modeler
• Rational Software Modeler
• Rational Application Developer
• Rational Asset Manager
• Rational Method Composer
• Rational ClearQuest Test Manager

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Resources

• Learn more about Rational products and get the resources you need.
  
  
• WebSphere Business Modeler product page.
  
  
• Integrate tools and technologies: Guidance, downloads, and base practices.
  
  

• Download IBM product evaluation versions and get your hands on application development tools and middleware products from DB2®, Lotus®, Rational®, Tivoli®, and WebSphere®.

• Participate in the discussion forum.
  
  
• Check out developerWorks blogs and get involved in the developerWorks community.
  
  

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