Join our industry panel of experts from EADS, CareFusion, and Chrysler as they discuss their experiences in implementing a structured approach to requirements management based on IBM Rational software. 

Requirements management is critical to the success of a project but can be a pain to fully implement. Read this paper to find out what is really required to be successful at requirements management and how requirements management is being redefined to provide a faster, easier, more collaborative way to ensure project success. 

Scope creep kills innovation. Over $1 trillion is spent each year on R&D, and 60% of the projects fail due to requirements issues. By using requirements management best practices you can achieve 2x higher profits and 6x faster development cycles. 

In Forrester's 79-criteria evaluation of requirements management tools vendors, five standalone requirements management tools and four application life-cycle management (ALM) solutions that include requirements management capabilities went head-to-head. Read this research paper to see how each one fared. 

Companies with mature requirements management and traceability processes achieve 75% higher success rates. Change, if managed poorly, will wreak havoc on even the most talented and experienced development teams. Learn how traceability can benefit your team by helping you stay connected, manage change, improve quality, and more. 

This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed. 

Requirements engineering is about more than just analyzing documenting requirements. It is an important and multifaceted part of systems engineering that broadens the product development process. Companies that successfully introduce a new requirements engineering process don't just change their process and technology; they change their thinking. 

This paper introduces three techniques employed in the production Data Domain deduplication file system and shows how they can be used to relieve the disk bottleneck. 

A floor plan strongly affects the power density capability and electrical efficiency of a data center. This paper provides structured floor plan guidelines for defining room layouts and for establishing IT equipment layouts within existing rooms. 

Learn how leading companies are improving product development by managing requirements across multiple disciplines! 

This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blueprint or a starting configuration, for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized server environment and provides guidelines for designing and sizing the storage for the same using Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage systems. 

Database architects and administrators need to discover, document, and re-use data assets; reverse-engineer, analyze, and optimize existing databases; and design to comply with regulatory requirements and organizational standards. 

Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more.