Modernizing the Requirements Management Toolchain
There are plenty of reasons why development teams are looking to modernize their requirements management tools and switch from their DOORs-based requirements management toolchains. The benefits that these modern tools bring to product teams speak for themselves. The ever-evolving digitalization brings new challenges and requirements – old tools just won’t cut it anymore.
For a long time, legacy toolchains have been the go-to option for development teams. Even if modernizing your requirements toolchain seems like a hassle that will bring a new set of challenges and a trial-and-error phase, you cannot let legacy tools hold you back. By making the switch to a modern requirement management toolchain, you are future-proofing your organization and are removing limitations that hinder your product teams and potentially the company’s profitability overall.
What are the challenges in the digital era?
The need to deliver high-quality products fast
Organizations are hesitant to leave legacy tools behind, but more and more teams are realizing that without smart software tooling, it is becoming almost impossible to comply with the ever-changing rules and regulations present in safety-critical industries. These organizations are realizing that if they want to deliver high-quality products to market quickly, they need to invest in modern, mature, and fully integrated development solutions. Shorter development cycles enable developers to react fast to customer demands – all the while shifting focus to mature requirements management and maintaining high product quality.
Legacy tools can’t keep up
While legacy requirements management tools still support critical development processes and information that the business relies on, often they are built on an outdated framework. They are stacked with features with many customizations that simply cannot keep up with the pace of modern development processes, and the evolving needs of future-oriented development teams. Over time they can grow unstable and eventually could introduce risks to the product development lifecycle.
What are the best practices and benefits?
Streamlined collaboration
Modern requirements management tools allow all stakeholders to efficiently contribute to the work of managing product requirements. Both internal and external collaboration can happen seamlessly when you modernize your requirements management toolset.
Detecting errors early on in the process
Modern requirements management tools allow you to discover problems as soon as possible. They have built-in functionality to notify developers as soon as a problem is detected. Modern RM tools help you correct any mistakes that have been made during the development process and provide you with a traceable link to quality assurance activities.
Seamless traceability
One of the benefits of using an application lifecycle management platform is that it allows gapless traceability across all stages of the lifecycle of product development. These tools help you establish a digital thread that connects all stages of the development process. Because of this, you can deliver products to market faster and more efficiently, while still focusing on quality – and, if relevant, staying compliant with all the relevant regulatory requirements!
In order to avoid falling behind, you need to make sure the transition to a modern development toolset is a smooth one.