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stpsoft ReqSheet for VSTS

 

stpsoft ReqSheetTM for
Microsoft Visual Studio®
Team System

Productive and lightweight environment for working with requirements in Team System projects.

 

 

 

 

Optimized for Microsoft® Visual Studio®

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stpsoft's lightweight requirements tools combined with Microsoft® Team Foundation Server provide a robust and easy to use requirements elicitation and management solution for Microsoft Visual Studio® Team System.


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ReqSheet for Microsoft Visual Studio® Team System (formerly codenamed Quew) is a lightweight and quick-start requirements productivity tool with a minimal learning curve. The tool provides a productive environment for working with requirements in Team System projects, and is ideally suited to analysts who prefer the convenience and simplicity of working with off-line documents. A network connection is only required when retrieving data from or publishing requirements to Team Foundation Server. ReqSheet documents can be emailed as attachments and shared using Microsoft SharePoint®. Combining ReqSheet with stpsoft Storyboarding for VSTS enables analysts to collaborate with business users to visually transform stakeholder requirements into detailed functional requirements linked to development tasks in Team Foundation Server.

The Alpha pre-release version of ReqSheet for VSTS is available for download and unrestricted use (free license).

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Benefits

• Productive environment for working with requirements in Team System projects.
• Intuitive, simple and lightweight with no training required.
• Document based with the usability and convenience of traditional office tools.
• Centralised and robust Team Foundation Server database for managing requirements.
• Flexibility to support custom Team System process templates .
• Integration with stpsoft Storyboarding for concept visualisation or requirements validation.
• Ideal for managing product requirements, feature plans and road maps for off-line review by external customers.
• Ideal for analysts and developers who prefer working off-line with text documents or spreadsheets, but require a centralised database with purpose-built requirements functionality.
• Ideal for analysts and developers seeking to document and structure an informal set of requirements, tasks and design decisions as Team System work items.

Pricing Information

The Alpha pre-release version is licensed free of charge. The licensing information below relates to the final release.

•  The product is licensed per user per machine.
•  All prices exclude taxes and any imports/customs duties.
•  The license fee includes 12 months of email support and software updates.
•  Maintenance can be renewed annually per license.

  ReqSheet for VSTS

US Dollars

Euros

GBP

  1 User License

  $ 850

  700 EUR

  £ 490

  5 User License Pack

 $ 3,950

 3,200 EUR

 £ 2,250

  10 User License Pack

 $ 7,300

 5,800 EUR

 £ 4,100

  Renewal per License

$ 204

168 EUR

£ 117


  Upgrade from Standard Edition

US Dollars

Euros

GBP

  1 User License

  $ 355

  280 EUR

  £ 200

  5 User License Pack

 $ 1,650

 1,250 EUR

 £ 900

  10 User License Pack

 $ 3,050

 2,200 EUR

 £ 1,600


Key Features

Intuitive and User Friendly

Document Based with Central TFS Database

Edit TFS Work Items within ReqSheet

Requirements Reuse

Methodology Flexibility

Review Status Tracking

Review Comments

Track Changes

Exports, Data Synchronisation and Document Generation

Integration with stpsoft Storyboarding

COM API and Custom Add-Ins


Intuitive and User Friendly

ReqSheet is exceptionally user friendly and does not require any formal training. The tool provides a simple user interface with familiar short-cut keys for standard productivity functions such as copy, cut, paste, undo, redo, find, replace and save.

Document Based with Central TFS Database

Requirements are entered hierarchically into ReqSheet documents, which can be emailed as attachments and shared using Microsoft SharePoint®. Microsoft® Team Foundation Server acts as the central database providing requirements storage, management, workflow and tracking. ReqSheet documents can be maintained off-line, making the tool ideal for engaging with customers off-site. A network connection is only required when retrieving data from or publishing requirements to Team Foundation Server.

Edit TFS Work Items within ReqSheet

Capture, organise and manage Team System requirements in a hierarchical list using drag and drop. View and modify TFS work items (including managing links and attachments) from within ReqSheet without having to use the Visual Studio Team Explorer.

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Requirements Reuse

Requirements can be reused by simply copying a requirement and pasting as a cross-reference. Any changes to the original requirement are reflected in the cross-reference. Cross-references provide a good starting point for identifying object and code reuse during the design stage.

Methodology Flexibility

Create custom document templates to work with any Team System process template. Predefined templates are provided for MSF for Agile, MSF for CMMI and SCRUM.

Review Status Tracking

Requirements are colour coded depending on their review status, making it easy to scan the document for new and modified requirements. Changing an 'Approved' requirement automatically changes the review status and colour to highlight that the requirement has been modified.

Review Comments

Conduct peer reviews and annotate requirements with review comments. Customers and other stakeholders can review and comment on requirements. 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons facilitate navigating between requirements with review comments, and document owners can mark review comments as accepted.

Track Changes

Control when changes are tracked and highlighted using the 'Track Changes' toggle. Changed requirements are highlighted in the requirements list, and 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons facilitate navigating between changed requirements. Compare changes using the quick 'before and after' view, or perform a more detailed analysis highlighting exactly which words have changed in context. Document owners can accept or roll back requirements changes.

Exports, Data Synchronisation and Document Generation

Documents (such as Marketing Briefs, Product Briefs, Feature Plans, Vision Documents and Requirements Specifications) can be generated in Microsoft Word and HTML format. Data can be exported to Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project and XML. Data within Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft Project plans can be synchronised with ReqSheet documents.

Integration with stpsoft Storyboarding

ReqSheet documents can be imported to stpsoft Storyboarding for VSTS to visualise concepts and to validate requirements. The Storyboarding import wizard lets the user specify which data to import based on the data verification method. Functionality and concepts in the GUI and workflow storyboard can be linked to ReqSheet data (such as features, goals and requirements), and a traceability matrix can be generated to check for completeness, assess the impact of change and minimise scope creep.

COM API and Custom Add-Ins

The ReqSheet COM API enables the creation of custom COM add-ins that can be executed from within ReqSheet and other COM clients (such as custom macros in Microsoft Excel). Using the API, developers can create custom imports/exports and custom integrations (such as integration with document management and testing tools).


System Requirements

MS WinXP Pro or MS Windows Server 2003 or MS Windows Vista, MS Word 2003 and above, MS Excel 2003 and above (optional), and MS Project 2003 and above(optional), Visual Studio Team Explorer 2008 and network access with permissions to a Team Foundation Server. Integration with stpsoft Storyboarding for VSTS v3.04 and above (optional).

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