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sales@kovair.com 
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Managing Requirements Without Proper tool 
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Key Issues 
• Synchronizing information to keep stakeholders on the same page 
• Cross team collaboration between geographically distributed teams 
• Managing changes to requirements, assess impact of proposed changes, and 
propagating approved changes 
• Implementing centralized workflow 
• Analyzing requirements coverage to ensure regulatory compliance 
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Make It Successful Collaboratively Through 
Kovair 
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Kovair Architectural Framework 
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Kovair Requirements Management - Capabilities 
• 100% web based solution making stakeholders to work on same source of information 
• Capability of capturing requirements from multiple sources and in multiple formats - 
• Direct Entry supporting textual entry as well as narratives 
• Email 
• Corporate Website 
• Microsoft Word, Excel documents 
• From other tools via integration 
• As easy as in Microsoft Office without any limitations and shortcomings 
• Has provision for collaborative way of reviewing and approving requirements 
• Provides In-built diagramming capability allowing users to draw 
• UML 
• Mockups 
• BPMN diagrams and many more 
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Kovair Requirements Management - Capabilities 
• Provides guaranteed cross tool end to end traceability 
• Has support for reactive and proactive impact handling 
• Unique capability of defining custom relationship between artifacts 
• Has extensive support for versioning 
• Helps to understand the "Who, What, When and Why" of any changes 
• Allows enterprise wide reuse of artifacts to reduce errors and re-work 
• Provides Advanced level access control mechanism at enterprise as well as record level 
• Cross tool dashboards and analytics 
• Real-time data based reports and dashboards to keep track of the progress 
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Kovair Requirements Management - Capabilities 
• Has Task Based Process Engine to support any workflow or methodology 
• Create multiple processes for each application 
• Drag and drop Visual designer 
• Support for Cross tool processes 
• Provides support for Baseline 
• Allow custom template based reporting in Word satisfying different standards 
• Capability of generating outputs/reports in Word, Excel and PDF 
• Integrated with best-of-breed, open source, legacy and homegrown tools through Kovair 
Omnibus Engine 
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Complex Workflow Designed Within Kovair 
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Kovair Omnibus Integration – Features 
• SOA based ESB architecture 
• Ability to perform real-time bi-directional flow between tools 
• Supports linking and synching of artifacts between tools 
• Supports federation and synchronization of data 
• Allows transformation of data when they are flowing between tools 
• Ability to call external web services 
• Supports centralized process, traceability, analytics, and reports 
• Supports conflict management 
• Ability to define cross tool relations through plug-ins 
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Kovair Omnibus Integration – Benefits 
• Integrate and orchestrate best-of-breed, open source, legacy and homegrown tools 
• Achieve seamless bi-directional data flow between ALM and IT tools 
• Gain ALM tools interoperability, cross-repository linking and transparency 
• Make better and timely decisions with cross-tool reports and dashboards. 
• Increase ROI having automated cross tool Task based work flow management 
• Leverage better team collaboration between globally distributed teams 
• Manage end-to-end traceability from Requirements to Code to Testing and Delivery 
• Eliminate manual handoffs and reduce administrative overhead 
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Omnibus Integration Bus – Off the shelf Integrations 
12 
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Demo Flow 
Requirement 
Gathering 
Maintaining 
Repository 
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Reusing 
Requirements 
Requirements 
Approval 
Versioning and 
Tracking Changes 
Traceability 
Defect Management 
Integration with JIRA 
End to End 
Traceability 
Reporting 
Test Management 
Export 
Configurability 
Change Management
Product Demo 
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How to Manage Your Requirements Efficiently - by Kovair Software

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    MMaannaaggee YYoouurr RReeqquuiirreemmeennttssEEffffiicciieennttllyy Kovair marketing www.kovair.com sales@kovair.com Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014
  • 2.
    Managing Requirements WithoutProper tool Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 2
  • 3.
    Key Issues •Synchronizing information to keep stakeholders on the same page • Cross team collaboration between geographically distributed teams • Managing changes to requirements, assess impact of proposed changes, and propagating approved changes • Implementing centralized workflow • Analyzing requirements coverage to ensure regulatory compliance Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 3
  • 4.
    Make It SuccessfulCollaboratively Through Kovair Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 4
  • 5.
    Kovair Architectural Framework OOmmnniibbuuss IInntteeggrraattiioonn FFrraammeewwoorrkk TTaasskk MMaannaaggeemmeenntt TTiimmee MMaannaaggeemmeenntt AApppplliiccaattiioonn MMaannaaggeemmeenntt FFrraammeewwoorrkk BBuuiilltt--iinn AApppplliiccaattiioonnss AALLMM SSttuuddiioo,, IITTSSMM ssttuuddiioo UUsseerr DDeeffiinneedd AApppplliiccaattiioonnss ee..gg.. VVeennddoorr MMaannaaggeemmeenntt,, CCuussttoommeerr OOnn-- bbooaarrddiinngg DDooccuummeenntt MMaannaaggeemmeenntt OOmmnniipprroocceessss PPrroocceessss MMaannaaggeemmeenntt TTeecchhnnoollooggyy AApppplliiccaattiioonn FFoouunnddaattiioonn SSeerrvviicceess –– SSeeccuurriittyy,, CCoollllaabboorraattiioonn,, AAcccceessss CCoonnttrrooll OOmmnniibbuuss IInntteeggrraattiioonn FFrraammeewwoorrkk Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 PPrroojjeecctt MMaannaaggeemmeenntt
  • 6.
    Kovair Requirements Management- Capabilities • 100% web based solution making stakeholders to work on same source of information • Capability of capturing requirements from multiple sources and in multiple formats - • Direct Entry supporting textual entry as well as narratives • Email • Corporate Website • Microsoft Word, Excel documents • From other tools via integration • As easy as in Microsoft Office without any limitations and shortcomings • Has provision for collaborative way of reviewing and approving requirements • Provides In-built diagramming capability allowing users to draw • UML • Mockups • BPMN diagrams and many more Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 6
  • 7.
    Kovair Requirements Management- Capabilities • Provides guaranteed cross tool end to end traceability • Has support for reactive and proactive impact handling • Unique capability of defining custom relationship between artifacts • Has extensive support for versioning • Helps to understand the "Who, What, When and Why" of any changes • Allows enterprise wide reuse of artifacts to reduce errors and re-work • Provides Advanced level access control mechanism at enterprise as well as record level • Cross tool dashboards and analytics • Real-time data based reports and dashboards to keep track of the progress Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 7
  • 8.
    Kovair Requirements Management- Capabilities • Has Task Based Process Engine to support any workflow or methodology • Create multiple processes for each application • Drag and drop Visual designer • Support for Cross tool processes • Provides support for Baseline • Allow custom template based reporting in Word satisfying different standards • Capability of generating outputs/reports in Word, Excel and PDF • Integrated with best-of-breed, open source, legacy and homegrown tools through Kovair Omnibus Engine Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 8
  • 9.
    Complex Workflow DesignedWithin Kovair Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 9
  • 10.
    Kovair Omnibus Integration– Features • SOA based ESB architecture • Ability to perform real-time bi-directional flow between tools • Supports linking and synching of artifacts between tools • Supports federation and synchronization of data • Allows transformation of data when they are flowing between tools • Ability to call external web services • Supports centralized process, traceability, analytics, and reports • Supports conflict management • Ability to define cross tool relations through plug-ins Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 10
  • 11.
    Kovair Omnibus Integration– Benefits • Integrate and orchestrate best-of-breed, open source, legacy and homegrown tools • Achieve seamless bi-directional data flow between ALM and IT tools • Gain ALM tools interoperability, cross-repository linking and transparency • Make better and timely decisions with cross-tool reports and dashboards. • Increase ROI having automated cross tool Task based work flow management • Leverage better team collaboration between globally distributed teams • Manage end-to-end traceability from Requirements to Code to Testing and Delivery • Eliminate manual handoffs and reduce administrative overhead Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 11
  • 12.
    Omnibus Integration Bus– Off the shelf Integrations 12 Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014
  • 13.
    Demo Flow Requirement Gathering Maintaining Repository Kovair Software Copyright © 2000-2014 13 Reusing Requirements Requirements Approval Versioning and Tracking Changes Traceability Defect Management Integration with JIRA End to End Traceability Reporting Test Management Export Configurability Change Management
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    Product Demo KovairSoftware Copyright © 2000-2013 14