Requirement-management tool for small to medium-scale software projects

Abstract

Software requirements consist of the product and behavioral properties of a software system. They are essential factors in building the right software product/s for clients and customers. Communication is very important during the development of a software to ensure that the needs and expectations of the client are satisfied. An agreement between the developer and client, regarding project deliverables are produced. The Requirement-Management Tool (RMT) was developed to manage the production of various requirements artifacts like Statement-of-User-Requirements (SUR), Software Requirements Specifications (SRS), and Acceptance Criteria for sign-off. Most of the problems in software development includes: keeping track of user requirements; but with the use of this software, a checklist is generated by which the system analyst can determine the status of user requirements. The RMT software utilizes the IEEE Software Engineering standards for documenting software requirements to formalize requirements artifacts. As one of the case tools for software development, it can significantly increase the consistency of requirements documentation and tracking of software projects. The development of RMT follows the object-oriented analysis and design methodology wherein individual components are derived from the requirements and use cases.