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Requirements Definer for Microsoft Visual Studio® ALM is a
requirements definition tool for software engineering
and system engineering projects that have adopted Visual Studio Team
Foundation Server 2010 or 2008. The tool transforms Visio
diagrams in to a set of structured requirements and
generates detailed test cases based on the requirements.
The tool can be used with any Visio template or
free-format drawing, and Visio templates for 'Scrum' and 'MSF for Agile Software
Development' are provided out-of-the-box. The tool is equally suited to defining requirements for application software,
mobile applications and advanced systems comprising
embedded software. The tool can be used standalone or integrated with other stpsoft requirements tools for Microsoft Visual Studio® ALM.
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Defining
TFS User Stories for Scrum projects |
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Defining
TFS Requirements for Advanced Systems
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Benefits
The product ROI is realised through
reducing the errors and time taken by analysts and
engineers to:
• learn a new tool (Definer is based on
the popular Visio drawing tool)
• digest, interpret and organise workshop notes
and diagrams
• define and elaborate requirements /
user stories for the current iteration / sprint
• produce
professional PowerPoint slides to present the
requirements at the start of each iteration / sprint
• produce
specifications with a coherent narrative for the current
iteration / sprint
• produce
requirement work items in TFS (such as user stories and
product backlog items)
• generate test cases
in TFS with detailed test steps
• organise the
information architecture in TFS so that work item
relationships are fully traceable
• leverage current
Visio assets to retrospectively document an existing
system
• leverage current Visio assets to kick-start
the requirements for a new system
Pricing
Information
• The product is licensed per user per machine.
• All prices exclude taxes and any imports/customs duties.
• The license fee
includes point
software updates (i.e. v2.1 to v2.2 is
included, but v2.4 to v3.0 is not included).
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Cost per User Licence |
US Dollars |
Euros |
GBP |
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1 - 4 Licences |
$
460 |
€ 350 |
£
290 |
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5
- 9
Licences |
$ 430 |
€ 325 |
£ 270 |
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10 - 19 Licences |
$ 400 |
€ 300 |
£
250 |
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20 or more Licences |
$
340 |
€ 250 |
£ 210 |
Key Features
Intuitive and User Friendly
Team System Process Integration
On-line Collaboration and Off-line Working
Requirements Definition
Requirements Work Item Generation
Test Case Generation
Document Generation
Traceability Diagrams
Intuitive and User Friendly
The tool is based on Microsoft® Visio and does not
require any formal training. The tool can be used with
any Visio template, stencil and clipart, enabling you to
use the most appropriate diagramming or modelling
technique for the task. Documentation is generated in Microsoft Word® format
and work items are published to Team Foundation Server.
Team System Process Integration
The tool seamlessly integrates with
Team System process templates, providing full work item tracking for project
management. Visio documents and Word outputs can be published to the project portal
on Microsoft SharePoint®. Further information on Microsoft® Visual Studio®
Team Foundation Server is available
at the Microsoft®
Team Foundation Server site.
On-line Collaboration and Off-line Working
Team members can collaborate on-line through a shared
Visio document workspace. The tool also supports
off-line working, making it an ideal tool for on-site
and off-site requirements workshops.
Requirements Definition
Requirements can be defined visually
using any Visio template, stencil or clipart, allowing
you to use the most appropriate diagramming technique
for the task. For example, early brainstorming sessions
could produce a high-level rich picture, whereas
detailed requirements workshops could produce a business
process model, function flow block diagram or use case
diagram. Visio templates for 'Scrum' and 'MSF for Agile
Software Development' are provided out-of-the-box to
support the definition of user stories and product
backlog items.
Requirements Work Item Generation
Shapes in the Visio diagram can be
marked up as requirements and published to Team
Foundation Server as work items. Work item links are
generated based on the connections between shapes in the
Visio diagram.
Test Case Generation
Test cases are generated for shapes
marked up with child requirements. Detailed test cases
are also generated for shapes elaborated using a process
flow diagram, with a separate test case generated for
each path through the flow diagram. 'Tested By' links
are added between the requirement work items and their
test cases.
Document Generation
Specifications are generated in
Microsoft® Word format. New versions of the Word
specification can be generated after changes have been
made to the Visio diagram, with the changes highlighted
in the specification document. Professional
presentations of the requirements are generated in
Microsoft® PowerPoint format. Specifications and
presentations can be customized through the use of
custom Word and PowerPoint templates. Specifications and
presentations can be generated for all of the
requirements in the Visio document, or for a particular
iteration / sprint.
Traceability Diagrams
Traceability diagrams can be generated
for work items in Team Foundation Server, showing the
forwards, backwards and related traceability to other
work items and test cases.
System Requirements
MS WinXP Pro or MS Windows Server2003 or MS Windows Vista or
MS Windows 7, MS Visio 2010 (32-bit), MS Word 2010 (32-bit),
MS PowerPoint 2010 (32-bit), Adobe Reader 6 (or
above), Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010 or 2012 and network access
with permissions
to a Team Foundation Server (2008 or above).
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