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- Transforming UML «Activity» Diagrams to WebSphere Business Modeler Processes
- This paper shows how to automatically transform UML activity diagrams into WebSphere Business Modeler processes. Requirements analysis is frequently performed using UML, creating activity diagrams to describe business processes. However, UML tools usually do not provide support for cost and duration analysis and simulation, which is why it is important...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Requirements Analysis, UML, Programming Languages, Model Driven Architecture, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2007-07-18
- Five common errors in requirements analysis (and how to avoid them)
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.In the traditionalwaterfall model of software development, the first phase of requirementsanalysis is also the most important one. This is the phase which involvesgathering information about the customer's needs and defining, in the clearestpossible terms, the problem that the product is expected...
- Tags: analysis, Contributor Melonfire, requirements analysis, requirements specification, software, Software engineering/development
- Technical articles 2007-01-02
- Five common errors in requirements analysis (and how to avoid them)
- When requirements are done rightTechRepublic members have often shared their bad experiences with requirements analysis and other development processes. Perhaps it is time to ask about your most successful process. Why did it work so well? What did
- Tags: analysis, application development, Mark W. Kaelin, melonfire, project management, requirements
- Discussion threads 2007-01-02
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- Managing Risk Using Business Analysis: Implementing Best Practices to Reduce Your Project Risk
- Incomplete or inaccurate requirements are often cited as one of the main causes of project failure. Whether you are 10 feet away from the user or an ocean away, it is imperative that you accurately gather and document requirements in order to mitigate your project risk. Presenting a complete requirements...
- Tags: Best Practice, Analysis
- Webcasts
- Systems Engineering With Statemate MAGNUM
- This webcast covers topics like requirements capture using UML notations, requirements analysis via executable use case models, traceability to text requirements, model-based systems analysis and design, rapid prototyping, verification/validation of the systems design through formal methods, automatic test case generation and transition to object-oriented UML software engineering.
- Tags: Use Case, I-Logix, UML, Programming Languages, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Webcasts
- An Integrated Approach to Efficient Aeroelastic Analysis
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems wanted to verify aeroelastic stability ahead of flight tests and develop analysis models while design is still maturing. The challenge was to use various simulation and test tools which were required for accurate, efficient analysis. The company used mix of best available tools in an integrated...
- Tags: Analysis
- Case studies 2006-10-01
- Requirements Management: Identify, Specify, Track and Control Requirements Using a Standard Process
- Requirements are an integral part of the development process connected through traceability with marketing specifications, analysis diagrams, design models, code files, test procedures and virtually every other project deliverable. The structure of product requirements usually lends itself well to organizing the design, implementation and test activities that follow. The mapping...
- Tags: Product Requirement, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Marketing Research, Office Suites, Software, Marketing
- White papers 2003-08-21
- A Simple Pattern for Requirements Analysis
- There are many references and books about requirements analysis. Most, however, don't provide a reusable technique that one can apply to new problems. This paper expands the ideas in "Creating Use Case Diagrams" and casts the ideas into a pattern format, so one can easily apply it to new problems....
- Tags: Pattern, Analysis, IBM Corp., Productivity
- White papers 2008-08-12
- Gap Analysis: Blade Servers
- A critical step in choosing a blade server is determining whether a gap exists between your current server capabilities and your organization's future requirements. If a gap exists, your next step is to evaluate whether a blade server meets those requirements. Our Gap Analysis: Blade Servers tool's detailed worksheets (Requirements,...
- Tags: blade, blade server, server, tool
- Download resources 2004-05-07
- Getting Requirements Right in the Analysis Phase
- Compuware Optimal Trace is a powerful requirements capture and management solution that facilitates collaboration between business and technical teams in the gathering and management of changing requirements throughout the software development life cycle. It fully supports the concepts of structured requirements as outlined in this paper. Designed for ease of...
- Tags: Requirement, Analysis, Compuware Optimal Trace, Software Development, Development Tools, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2007-07-12
- Windows Server 2003: Gap Analysis
- Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 (WS2K3) is a logical move for many security-sensitive environments. WS2K3 is more reliable, stable, and secure than previous Windows versions and can run large-scale, critical databases and applications. When you're considering an upgrade to Windows Server 2003, you must first determine whether...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Gap Analysis, WS2K3, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Download resources 2004-03-09
- Using Argumentation Logic for Firewall Policy Specification and Analysis
- Firewalls are important perimeter security mechanisms that implement an organisation's network security requirements and can be notoriously difficult to configure correctly. Given their widespread use, it is crucial that network administrators have tools to translate their security requirements into firewall configuration rules and ensure that these rules are consistent with...
- Tags: Network, Specification, Perimeter Security, Analysis, Imperial College London, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2006-07-26
- Five common errors in requirements analysis (and how to avoid them)
- In the traditional waterfall model of software development, the first phase of requirements analysis is also the most important one. This is the phase which involves gathering information about the customer's needs and defining, in the clearest possible terms, the problem that the product is expected to solve. Well, at...
- Tags: Phase, Analysis, Software Development, Development Tools, Software/Web Development
- Download resources 2007-01-02
- Introduction to XML for Analysis Services
- This webcast presents an overview of XML for Analysis Services and discusses the goals of the XML for Analysis Provider. The webcast will compare the fat and thin clients, and also review system requirements, installation, and configuration of data sources. The webcast provides a high-level overview of the architecture. The...
- Tags: Webcast, Data Access, Analysis, XML, Digital Media, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Real-Time TCP/IP Analysis With Common Hardware
- Traffic measurement represents an indispensable and valuable tool for the analysis of telecommunication networks. Moreover, it is desirable for traffic measurement and analysis to be both continuous and persistent, since only these joint requirements allow tracking important changes on the traffic pattern. On the other hand, transmission links bandwidth keep...
- Tags: TCP/IP, Network, Traffic, Monitoring, IEEE, Hardware, Analysis, Traffic Measurement, Networking
- White papers 2006-05-03
- Governance Analysis Using Enterprise Architecture
- This White Paper describes a practical approach for rapid enterprise compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley driven IT and business governance requirements. It shows how internal controls can be established by senior management using a Governance Analysis Framework GAF. This is used to document the relationships within an enterprise that support financial and...
- Tags: Enterprise Architecture, Analysis, Strategy, Management
- White papers
- TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Manages Security Knowledge for Better Application Risk Management (Level 300)
- Building on the Microsoft Threat Analysis and Modeling version 2.0 application, Microsoft Threat Analysis and Modeling Enterprise enables better use of knowledge through an aggregate analysis of threat models. Threat Analysis and Modeling Enterprise provides central management and consistent distribution of information used to manage compliance with a wide variety...
- Tags: Security, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Risk Management, Analysis, Modeling, Microsoft TechNet, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Webcasts 2007-05-15
- Financial Consolidation, Reporting, and Analysis Solutions for Government
- Today's government agencies face a vast range of complex financial reporting and consolidation requirements - and ever-increasing scrutiny by auditors. Transaction systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems should not be the automatic choice for financial consolidation and reporting requirements. Financial Consolidation, Reporting, and Analysis FCRA applications can provide...
- Tags: Financial, Consolidation, Government, Analysis, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Finance, Software
- White papers 2008-02-01
- The Root of the Problem: Poor Requirements - Three Strategies for Addressing Three Types of Requirements Problems
- The quality of software requirements is a limiting factor on the success of software development projects. And it's the rare IT organization that couldn't improve its requirements practices. When it comes to getting requirements right, companies struggle on two primary fronts: requirements definition and requirements management. But the market places...
- Tags: Software, Strategy, Requirement, Forrester Research Inc., Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers 2006-09-01
- Retrospective Network Analysis
- While network complexity and bandwidth demands continue to increase, applications such as VoIP increase performance requirements. Now more than ever, network adminsitrators require versatile monitoring and analysis tools to quickly troubleshoot business-critical operations and monitor security and compliance.
- Tags: Network, Network Instruments, Analysis, Networking
- White papers 2007-05-01
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