Nov 2009 - Training Course 002 - Requirements and Test Management.pptVIP

TRAINING COURSE #2 REQUIREMENTS TEST MANAGEMENT Cynthia Radley, Theresa Brady, Mike Kramer November 13, 2009 Agenda Why the focus on Requirements Test Management? Refresher on CMMI Requirements Development Requirements Management Test Management Project Delivery Documents (summary of changes) Wrap-up References Acknowledgement Requirements Testing…why the changes? IS/IT PAD must address issues, concerns directives expressed in 2009: Improve IS/IT PAD KPIs Drive business focus Faster execution, less cost Support co-sourcing/offshore model Utilize CMMI model Refresher on CMMI CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV v1.2) Derived from CMMI with focus on application-specific models with highly common content Comprehensive integrated solution for development and maintenance activities for products and services 22 Basic and Advanced process areas IS/IT PAD Progress on CMMI CMMI: Requirements Development Management Requirements Development Management One of the most challenging important aspects of software development: Foundation for all subsequent project work Requirements clarification can take months without clear definitions metrics to measure progress without clear maturity rules to pass to the next step Pressure to deliver translates into teams starting to focus on defining the solution and identifying planning and cost constraints, while the business demand is still evolving Level of detail for passing requirements gate varies by project team Requirements are…a specification of what should be implemented. They are descriptions of how the system should behave, or a system property or attribute. They may be a constraint on the development process of the system. - Sommerville Sawyer, 1997, referenced in Software Requirements 2nd edition (Weigers, Karl) REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT Requirements Development Management Requirements Development Requirements Development Develop Customer requirements Elicit needs Proactively identify additional