by Gerald Heller | 04/03/2013 | requirements, tools
There are quite a few requirements management (RM) tools out in the market. Did you ever wonder what qualifies them as an RM tool? This question is of specific interest, when you are in the process of selecting a requirements management tool for your organization. A...
by Andreas Birk | 06/12/2010 | literature, requirements, testing
Andreas Birk published the article “Pfade zum Requirements-basierten Testen” in issue 17 of the German SQ Magazin. He elaborated several paths how to achieve requirements-based testing. In summary: Test manager can benefit substantially from an established...
by Gerald Heller | 18/11/2010 | agile, product management, requirements
When it comes to the question of who owns the requirements the answer is sometimes surprising. Depending on the titles used in an organization we may hear requirements analyst, business analyst or product manager. Others might name development manager, solution...
by Andreas Birk | 06/05/2010 | requirements, testing
Testing can mean very different things, depending on the software to be tested, the organization in which the testing takes place, and several other factors. Since testing can be so different, it is useful to have a classification system for testing at hand. It can...
by Gerald Heller | 01/05/2010 | agile, requirements
Beyond the Limits of One-Dimensional Lists Prioritizing requirements for a software release is an activity which frequently crosses the border between science and psychology. The goal is to determine the right set of things to do for a release. For many IT projects...
by Andreas Birk | 22/04/2010 | quality, requirements, testing
Good test coverage is important and sometimes not easy to achieve. A simple principle can lay a solid foundation for test coverage: Distinguishing two essential stages of testing. The initial low-level stage tests basic development artifacts immediately or soon after...
