Queries checklist for best Requirements tool
Requirements management tools are important for an enterprise and there are a number of specific requirements that are needed, so here is ready-made query checklist for you to look at while you consider the right requirements management tool.
- Does your requirements management tool offer formatting tools that can include multiple Undo-Redo, symbols and embedded link to other Requirements?
- Can you be assured of the requirement management tools promise of delivering specific attributes for each requirement?
- Does your tool offer best requirements management training to ensure correct implementation of processes?
- Does your requirements tool allow for best test management?
- Can the tool prioritize requirements such as collaborative ranking, decision support system, etc?
- Is the tool’s configurability flexible to accommodate different philosophies of managing requirements?
- Can the tool effectively handle change requests?
- Can you ably associate non-conformance to a requirement without too much of a hassle?
- Can it define a workflow for requirement revision process internally without too much trouble?
- Is the tool able to help you keep track of costs (including planned costs, actual costs, etc.) for every requirement?
- Does the tool inherently possess the element of showcasing interdependencies between various requirements?
- Can it create sub requirements and nesting of sub-items right up to n-levels?
- Does your tool allow you to create requirements traceability relationships among the records of the same entity?
- Can your tool offer optimized visual hierarchy of requirements with multiple many-to-many relations?
- Can your tool offer multiple views for requirements with controls such as view and filter?
- Can you keep a track of requirements as well as modifications and edits made in the same?
- Does the tool allow for you to view the entire lifecycle of a requirement including all the interdependencies along the way?
- Does the tool allow you to view the originator of the requirement for possible future references along with the ability to also view the location of when the requirement originated?
- Is it possible to view everything and each requirement that affects and impacts any facility?
- Does the tool accord for version control?
- Is it possible for the tool to design documents in version history while also being able to trace requirement to a source file?
- Does the tool allow for viewing of all traceability relations?
- Does your tool allow for best reporting features such as html reports, excel reports, crystal reports, word reports, etc?
Hopefully these for e mentioned top queries checklist can provide enterprises with some insight on what to expect from an optimized requirements management tool.