Requirements Management

Introductions Recap: Team Foundation Server Requirements Management in TFS Document-based Approach Item-based Approach Comparison: Borland CaliberRM Q&A Close & Next Steps

Introductions

Recap: Team Foundation Server

Requirements Management in TFS

Document-based Approach

Item-based Approach

Comparison: Borland CaliberRM

Q&A

Close & Next Steps

Business Analyst Operations, QA and Help Desk Third-Party IDEs Web Clients and XML Web Services

Two Approaches Document-based Item-based Approach Many variations to both approaches

Two Approaches

Document-based

Item-based Approach

Many variations to both approaches

Leverage Team Portal site (SharePoint) for document control & approval Documents accessible via portal, Team System, TFS Web Access

Leverage Team Portal site (SharePoint) for document control & approval

Documents accessible via portal, Team System, TFS Web Access

Benefits Drawbacks Analysts remain in comfort application (Word, etc.) SharePoint is a "natural" extension in Word/Office applications Requirement specs more easily consumed by other roles in lifecycle. Provides basic mechanism to enable traceability and better "cross-artifact" reporting. Lack of item-level granularity. Document-level linking only (can't link to an individual requirement inside specification document) Document Workflow managed by SharePoint, whereas Workflow for other lifecycle artifacts are managed by TFS.

Analysts remain in comfort application (Word, etc.)

SharePoint is a "natural" extension in Word/Office applications

Requirement specs more easily consumed by other roles in lifecycle.

Provides basic mechanism to enable traceability and better "cross-artifact" reporting.

Lack of item-level granularity.

Document-level linking only (can't link to an individual requirement inside specification document)

Document Workflow managed by SharePoint, whereas Workflow for other lifecycle artifacts are managed by TFS.

Leverage Work Item Tracking in TFS Increased granularity Complete control over form, fields, permissions, workflow, etc. Full link-support Work Items (other req’s, bugs, tasks, etc.) Source Test Results Accessible (Team System, TFS Web Access, Excel, etc.) Detailed reporting

Leverage Work Item Tracking in TFS

Increased granularity

Complete control over form, fields, permissions, workflow, etc.

Full link-support

Work Items (other req’s, bugs, tasks, etc.)

Source

Test Results

Accessible (Team System, TFS Web Access, Excel, etc.)

Detailed reporting

Benefits Drawbacks All changes will be recorded and audited Consistency Links can be created between individual requirements and other work items (any type), source code, test results, and hyperlinks) Workflow is enforced and controlled in the same manner as all other work item types Supporting information (screenshots, documents, UML diagrams, etc.) can be attached Reporting can be much more granular (showing requirement implementation rates, impact analysis, scope creep). Change of interface may meet resistance (i.e. no more Word!) Customization involved Work item types, fields, & workflow Reports

All changes will be recorded and audited

Consistency

Links can be created between individual requirements and other work items (any type), source code, test results, and hyperlinks)

Workflow is enforced and controlled in the same manner as all other work item types

Supporting information (screenshots, documents, UML diagrams, etc.) can be attached

Reporting can be much more granular (showing requirement implementation rates, impact analysis, scope creep).

Change of interface may meet resistance (i.e. no more Word!)

Customization involved

Work item types, fields, & workflow

Reports

Document-Based Item-Based Interface Any Any TFS client Repository SharePoint TFS Work Item Tracking Granularity Document Requirement Workflow SharePoint TFS Work Item Tracking Customization Some on the SharePoint Site Work Item types, fields, workflow & reports Consistency Rely on Word (or other) templates. Difficult to enforce Consistent UI, data capture via Work Item Tracking

Whitepaper: Requirements Management and Visual Studio Team System: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EEF7BB41-C686-4C9F-990B-F78ACE01C191 Blog Series: Requirements and TFS: http://tinyurl.com/4vevpc

Whitepaper: Requirements Management and Visual Studio Team System: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EEF7BB41-C686-4C9F-990B-F78ACE01C191

Blog Series: Requirements and TFS: http://tinyurl.com/4vevpc

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