For every project, the following questions must be answered:
"What are we trying to do?"
"When do we need to finish?"
"How will we get this done?"
Scope Schedule and Resources
Hence projects involve managing:
Scope
Schedule
Resources
The Requirements Management Database helps you manage the scope of your project.
Project Scope
The scope is the foundation of every project.
The question “What are we trying to do?” needs to be collectively answered over time by a large number of stakeholders.
Project Schedule
Developers need more than a timeline to work from.
A well scheduled project may still have an inadequate or misguided scope.
Project Resources
Internal teams, local developers, and outsourced contractors are all resources that fulfil the scope. If they are working on the wrong scope then the project will fail.
Managing the feedback to the scope is essential to success.
Building the Right Scope
Capturing and prioritizing requirements that come over time and from all sources is a long and involved process.
Protecting those requirements from getting lost and from unexpected escalations is essential.
Projects Need Tools
Every aspect of your project needs tools for either management or development.
Development Tools
Examples of project development tools include:
Software development tools
CAD drawing tools
Process simulation tools
Material sourcing tools
Load testing tools
Hardware emulation tools
Schedule Management Tools
Examples of schedule management tools include:
Microsoft Project™
Primavera Project Planner™
Meridian Systems' Prolog™
Scope Management Tools
The Requirements Management Database is designed to fit alongside your other project tools to give the developers the guidance they need.
Scope and Schedule
The Requirements Management Database is a team-based tool that can handle many projects.
It fits into your existing process so your project managers can manage both the project scope and schedule.
Scope and Resources
Project requirements need to be gathered from customers and stakeholders from all over the world.
Good requirements management is even more critical when the development team is remote or outsourced.
Conclusion
it captures and protects your project's needs,
it prioritizes your collective vision,
it distributes responsibility around a common goal, and