This article was written by Bartosz (Bart) Chrabski of SmarterProcess – with some minor contributions from yours truly. You may remember an old western movie titled The Good, the Bad and the Ugly starring Clint Eastwood. Testing can sometimes feel the same way. In today’s dynamic product development arena requirements keep changing and evolving. There […]

Just another hack? MacGyver was a TV character placed in daunting situations with only his wits and a few simple items to save the day. According to a recent survey* the number one issue in product delivery today is unrealistic expectations – what is more unrealistic than MacGyver creating a defibrillator out of candlesticks, microphone […]

Don’t get caught A trap is a position or situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape. Getting caught in product or software development requirement traps can be problematic. The traps of bad requirements definition and management result in cost overruns, missed deadlines, poorly designed products, and a failure to deliver what the […]

IBM’s requirements management solutions have been used for years to help organizations to build software and hardware systems. Lately, IBM’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution has helped governments, as well as engineering and construction firms, keep large public works projects running smoothly. In the high-profile case of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project, IBM’s solution supports the delivery […]