Get Requirements Right the First Time

Dimensions RM automates the entire requirements process, making it easy to:

• Gather and logically link associated requirements
• Collaborate on requirements definitions
• Baseline requirements for project milestones
• Understand the impact of requirement changes
• Link requirements to development projects
• Report on requirements definition, baselines, change impact, and traceability

See Requirements Before You Write Them.

Despite the best intentions of everyone involved, translating ideas into applications can be tricky. The cause is simple: traditional means of eliciting and capturing requirements rely on lengthy text-based documents to describe business requirements and IT's intentions—leaving a lot to the imagination.

There's a better way. Serena makes it possible for you to see how an application will look and function before any code is ever written. Business users and analysts can visually capture requirements as wireframes and extend them into high-fidelity prototypes that simulate the final application. The result:

• Project stakeholders see the end-result before development begins, decreasing midstream changes and increasing user acceptance.
• Application developers start with a detailed application blueprint that dramatically improves their understanding of the work to be done.

Best of all, requirements captured in Serena Prototype Composer can be published to Dimensions RM for complete traceability through the entire project lifecycle. Download your free copy of Serena Prototype Composer today!

Collaborate on Requirements Collection

Requirements come from many different directions. Dimensions RM makes it easy to collect requirements—no matter where they come from. Once requirements have been captured, team members can view and discuss requirements, submit change requests, and create specific polls to further define user requirements. All of this information is automatically stored in Dimensions RM so that the rationale behind decisions is preserved.

Understand the Impact

As priorities change, Dimensions RM helps you make sound decisions. You can track requirements information across development processes, projects, and even organizations, making it simple to answer key questions such as:

Dimensions RM's architecture enables it to deliver the traceability and visibility organizations need to make sound business decisions. Leveraging its data repository, users can track requirements information across development lifecycles, projects, and even organizations. This traceability gives users the power to answer key questions, like:

• What business needs have no requirements associated with them?
• What functions in the design are not needed and should be eliminated?
• What software applications and modules need modifications?
• What is the impact of changes?