{"id":65030,"date":"2021-09-20T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T23:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/?post_type=library&#038;p=65030"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:15:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:15:18","slug":"why-investing-in-requirements-management-software-makes-good-business-sense","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/why-investing-in-rm-software-makes-good-business-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Investing in Requirements Management Software Makes Business Sense During an Economic Downturn"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt25zx8k-95cea1c5329117157a2b681b40296fe4\">\n.avia-section.av-kt25zx8k-95cea1c5329117157a2b681b40296fe4{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/09\/requirements-management-guide-header.png);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='requirements-management-header'  class='avia-section av-kt25zx8k-95cea1c5329117157a2b681b40296fe4 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-65030'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\r\n<div class='av-column-wrapper-individual av-mobile-columns-flex av-columns-individual'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt265h6u-d6a96dee24290389522c001709d22a48\">\n.flex_column.av-kt265h6u-d6a96dee24290389522c001709d22a48{\norder:0;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-kt265h6u-d6a96dee24290389522c001709d22a48 av_one_third first no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding avia-link-column av-column-link  '    data-link-column-url=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/\"   ><a class=\"av-screen-reader-only\" href=https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/ >Follow a manual added link<\/a><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt261529-f74fbfeb09298a4be27cfcf51fc31861\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kt261529-f74fbfeb09298a4be27cfcf51fc31861 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kt261529-f74fbfeb09298a4be27cfcf51fc31861 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kt261529-f74fbfeb09298a4be27cfcf51fc31861 av-styling- avia-align-right  right'  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-56114 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-56114 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/09\/requirements-management-guide-icon-150x150.png\" alt='' title='requirements management guide icon'  height=\"150\" width=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/09\/requirements-management-guide-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/09\/requirements-management-guide-icon-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/09\/requirements-management-guide-icon.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close flex column wrapper. 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Autoclose: 1 -->\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-65030'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-kt271a4m-10bb91fdac7866deb9b459933dd30004 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_repeatable_content  avia-builder-el-last  container grid-row-not-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-9ly1rq-d271f8801eb2a31a37348c33d9260025 av-gridrow-cell av_one_fourth no_margin  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_cell_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><div  class='flex_column av-kscxjq-ef7413936882eee52a8ce740328b4938 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt27dbgd-933f9c99a098bb7b6af5c44e15576e6b '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><div id=\"chapter-menu\" class=\"expand\"><h6>Chapters<\/h6><div class=\"menu-container\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1.<\/strong> Requirements Management\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-management\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/requirements-management\/\"> What is Requirements Management? A Complete Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"why-do-you-need-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/why-do-you-need-requirements-management\/\"> Why do you need Requirements Management?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"four-fundamentals-of-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/four-fundamentals-of-requirements-management\/\"> Four Stages of Requirements Management Processes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"adopting-an-agile-approach-to-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/adopting-an-agile-approach-to-requirements-management\/\"> Adopting an Agile Approach to Requirements Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"status-requests-changes\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/status-requests-changes\/\"> Status Request Changes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"conquering-the-5-biggest-challenges-of-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/conquering-the-5-biggest-challenges-of-requirements-management\/\"> Conquering the 5 Biggest Challenges of Requirements Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"three-reasons-you-need-a-requirements-management-solution\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/three-reasons-you-need-a-requirements-management-solution\/\"> Three Reasons You Need a Requirements Management Solution<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"guide-to-poor-requirements-identify-causes-repercussions-and-how-to-fix-them\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/guide-to-poor-requirements-identify-causes-repercussions-and-how-to-fix-them\/\"> Guide to Poor Requirements: Identify Causes, Repercussions, and How to Fix Them<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"writing-requirements\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2.<\/strong> Writing Requirements\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"writing-requirements\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"writing-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"functional-requirements-examples-and-templates\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/functional-requirements-examples-and-templates\/\"> Functional requirements examples and templates<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"product-requirements-document\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/product-requirements-document\/\"> What Is a Product Requirements Document? A Complete PRD Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"identifying-and-measuring-the-quality-of-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/identifying-and-measuring-the-quality-of-requirements\/\"> Identifying and Measuring Requirements Quality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"user-requirement-specification\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/user-requirement-specification\/\"> What Is a User Requirement Specification (URS)? How to Write and Manage One<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"system-requirements-specification\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/system-requirements-specification\/\"> How to Write a System Requirements Specification (SRS) Document<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"the-fundamentals-of-business-requirements-examples-of-business-requirements-and-the-importance-of-excellence\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/the-fundamentals-of-business-requirements-examples-of-business-requirements-and-the-importance-of-excellence\/\"> The Fundamentals of Business Requirements: Examples of Business Requirements and the Importance of Excellence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"adopting-the-ears-notation-to-improve-requirements-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/adopting-the-ears-notation-to-improve-requirements-engineering\/\"> Adopting the EARS Notation to Improve Requirements Engineering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"compliance-risk-assessment\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/compliance-risk-assessment\/\"> What Is a Compliance Risk Assessment? Steps, Framework, and Examples<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"jama-connect-advisor\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/jama-connect-advisor\/\"> Jama Connect Advisor\u2122<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"frequently-asked-questions-about-the-ears-notation-and-jama-connect-requirements-advisor\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-ears-notation-and-jama-connect-requirements-advisor\/\"> Frequently Asked Questions about the EARS Notation and Jama Connect Advisor\u2122<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-to-write-an-effective-product-requirements-document\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/how-to-write-an-effective-product-requirements-document\/\"> How to Write an Effective Product Requirements Document (PRD)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"functional-vs-non-functional-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/functional-vs-non-functional-requirements\/\"> Functional vs. Non-Functional Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-non-functional-requirements-impact-product-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/how-non-functional-requirements-impact-product-development\/\"> What Are Nonfunctional Requirements and How Do They Impact Product Development?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"the-characteristics-of-excellent-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">14<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/the-characteristics-of-excellent-requirements\/\"> Characteristics of Effective Software Requirements and Software Requirements Specifications (SRS)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"software-design-specification\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/software-design-specification\/\"> What Is a Software Design Specification? Key Components + Template<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"8-dos-and-donts-for-writing-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">16<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/8-dos-and-donts-for-writing-requirements\/\"> 8 Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for Writing Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3.<\/strong> Requirements Gathering and Management Processes\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/requirements-engineering\/\"> Requirements Engineering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-analysis\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/requirements-analysis\/\"> Requirements Analysis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"a-guide-to-requirements-elicitation-for-product-teams\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/a-guide-to-requirements-elicitation-for-product-teams\/\"> A Guide to Requirements Elicitation for Product Teams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-gathering-techniques-for-agile-product-teams\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/requirements-gathering-techniques-for-agile-product-teams\/\"> Requirements Gathering Techniques for Agile Product Teams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-requirements-gathering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/what-is-requirements-gathering\/\"> Requirements Gathering in Software Engineering: Process, Techniques, and Best Practices<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"defining-and-implementing-requirements-baselines\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/defining-and-implementing-requirements-baselines\/\"> Defining and Implementing a Requirements Baseline<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"managing-project-scope-why-it-matters-and-best-practices\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/managing-project-scope-why-it-matters-and-best-practices\/\"> Managing Project Scope \u2014 Why It Matters and Best Practices<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-long-do-requirements-take\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/how-long-do-requirements-take\/\"> How Long Do Requirements Take?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-to-reuse-requirements-across-multiple-products\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/how-to-reuse-requirements-across-multiple-products\/\"> How to Reuse Requirements Across Multiple Products<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-traceability\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4.<\/strong> Requirements Traceability\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-traceability\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-is-traceability-achieved-a-practical-guide-for-engineers\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/how-is-traceability-achieved-a-practical-guide-for-engineers\/\"> How is Traceability Achieved? A Practical Guide for Engineers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability\/\"> What is Requirements Traceability? Importance Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"tracing-your-way-to-success\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/tracing-your-way-to-success\/\"> Tracing Your Way to Success: The Crucial Role of Traceability in Modern Product and Systems Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"bidirectional-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/bidirectional-traceability\/\"> Bidirectional Traceability: What It Is and How to Implement It<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"engineering-change-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/engineering-change-management\/\"> What is Engineering Change Management (ECM)? A Complete Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"change-impact-analysis-cia-a-short-guide-for-effective-implementation\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/reguirements-traceability\/change-impact-analysis-cia-a-short-guide-for-effective-implementation\/\"> Change Impact Analysis (CIA): A Short Guide for Effective Implementation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-5\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-5\/\"> What is Meant by Version Control?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-traceability-why-it-matters\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/requirements-traceability-why-it-matters\/\"> What is Requirements Traceability and Why Does It Matter for Product Teams?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-7\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-7\/\"> Key Traceability Challenges and Tips for Ensuring Accountability and Efficiency<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-8\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-8\/\"> The Role of a Data Thread in Product and Software Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"unraveling-the-digital-thread-enhancing-connectivity-and-efficiency\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/unraveling-the-digital-thread-enhancing-connectivity-and-efficiency\/\"> Unraveling the Digital Thread: Enhancing Connectivity and Efficiency<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"traceability-matrix\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/traceability-matrix\/\"> What is a Traceability Matrix? A Guide to Requirements Traceability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-to-create-and-use-a-requirements-traceability-matrix-rtm\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/how-to-create-and-use-a-requirements-traceability-matrix-rtm\/\"> How to Create and Use a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-12\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">14<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-12\/\"> Traceability Matrix 101: Why It&#8217;s Not the Ultimate Solution for Managing Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-13\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-13\/\"> Live Traceability vs. After-the-Fact Traceability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"overcoming-barriers-live-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">16<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/overcoming-barriers-live-traceability\/\"> Overcoming Barriers to Live Requirements Traceability\u2122<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-15\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">17<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-15\/\"> Requirements Traceability, What Are You Missing?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"four-best-practices-for-requirements-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">18<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/four-best-practices-for-requirements-traceability\/\"> Four Best Practices for Requirements Traceability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-traceability-links-in-the-chain\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">19<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/requirements-traceability-links-in-the-chain\/\"> Requirements Traceability: Links in the Chain<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-are-the-benefits-of-end-to-end-traceability-in-product-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-are-the-benefits-of-end-to-end-traceability-in-product-development\/\"> What Are the Benefits of End-to-End Traceability During Product Development?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-19-2\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">21<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-19-2\/\"> FAQs About Requirements Traceability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management-tools-and-software\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5.<\/strong> Requirements Management Tools and Software\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-management-tools-and-software\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management-tools-and-software\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"selecting-the-right-requirements-management-tools-and-software\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/selecting-the-right-requirements-management-tools-and-software\/\"> Selecting the Right Requirements Management Tools and Software<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"why-investing-in-rm-software-makes-good-business-sense\" class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/why-investing-in-rm-software-makes-good-business-sense\/\"> Why Investing in Requirements Management Software Makes Business Sense During an Economic Downturn<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"why-word-and-excel-alone-is-not-enough-for-product-software-and-systems-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/why-word-and-excel-alone-is-not-enough-for-product-software-and-systems-development\/\"> Why Word and Excel Alone is Not Enough for Product, Software, and Systems Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"can-you-track-requirements-in-excel\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/can-you-track-requirements-in-excel\/\"> Can You Track Requirements in Excel?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"application-lifecycle-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/application-lifecycle-management\/\"> What Is Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"is-there-life-after-doors\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/is-there-life-after-doors\/\"> Is There Life After DOORS\u00ae?\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"can-you-track-requirements-in-jira\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/can-you-track-requirements-in-jira\/\"> Can You Track Requirements in Jira?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"checklist-selecting-a-requirements-management-tool\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/checklist-selecting-a-requirements-management-tool\/\"> Checklist: Selecting a Requirements Management Tool<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-validation-and-verification\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6.<\/strong> Requirements Validation and Verification\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-validation-and-verification\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-validation-and-verification\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-verification-and-validation-for-product-teams\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/requirements-verification-and-validation-for-product-teams\/\"> Requirements Verification and Validation for Product Teams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"best-practices-for-verification-and-validation-in-product-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/best-practices-for-verification-and-validation-in-product-development\/\"> Best Practices for Verification and Validation in Product Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-validation-and-traceability-explained\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/requirements-validation-and-traceability-explained\/\"> Requirement Validation and Traceability Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"system-integration-testing\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/system-integration-testing\/\"> What Is System Integration Testing (SIT)? A Complete Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7.<\/strong> Meeting Regulatory Compliance and Industry Standards\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"understanding-iso-standards\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/understanding-iso-standards\/\"> Understanding ISO Standards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"understanding-iso-iec-27001-a-guide-to-information-security-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/understanding-iso-iec-27001-a-guide-to-information-security-management\/\"> Understanding ISO\/IEC 27001: A Guide to Information Security Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-devsecops-a-guide-to-building-secure-software\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/what-is-devsecops-a-guide-to-building-secure-software\/\"> What is DevSecOps? A Guide to Building Secure Software<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"compliance-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/compliance-management\/\"> Compliance Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"fmea\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/fmea\/\"> What is FMEA? Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"tuv-sud-ensuring-safety-quality-and-sustainability-worldwide\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/tuv-sud-ensuring-safety-quality-and-sustainability-worldwide\/\"> T\u00dcV S\u00dcD: Ensuring Safety, Quality, and Sustainability Worldwide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"systems-engineering\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8.<\/strong> Systems Engineering\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"systems-engineering\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"systems-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-systems-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/what-is-systems-engineering\/\"> What is Systems Engineering?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-do-engineers-collaborate-a-guide-to-streamlined-teamwork-and-innovation\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/how-do-engineers-collaborate-a-guide-to-streamlined-teamwork-and-innovation\/\"> How Do Engineers Collaborate? A Guide to Streamlined Teamwork and Innovation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"the-systems-engineering-body-of-knowledge-sebok\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/the-systems-engineering-body-of-knowledge-sebok\/\"> The Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-mbse-model-based-systems-engineering-explained\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/what-is-mbse-model-based-systems-engineering-explained\/\"> What is MBSE? Model-Based Systems Engineering Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"digital-engineering-between-government-and-contractors\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/digital-engineering-between-government-and-contractors\/\"> Digital Engineering Between Government and Contractors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"digital-engineering-tools-the-key-to-driving-innovation-and-efficiency-in-complex-systems\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/digital-engineering-tools-the-key-to-driving-innovation-and-efficiency-in-complex-systems\/\"> Digital Engineering Tools: The Key to Driving Innovation and Efficiency in Complex Systems<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"automotive-engineering\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9.<\/strong> Automotive Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"automotive-engineering\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"automotive-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/automotive-engineering\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iatf-16949\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/iatf-16949\/\"> Understanding IATF 16949: A Quick Guide to Automotive Quality Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iso-26262-and-recent-updates-ensuring-functional-safety-in-the-automotive-industry\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/automotive-engineering\/iso-26262-and-recent-updates-ensuring-functional-safety-in-the-automotive-industry\/\"> ISO 26262 and Recent Updates: Ensuring Functional Safety in the Automotive Industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"guide-to-automotive-safety-integrity-levels-asil\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/automotive-engineering\/guide-to-automotive-safety-integrity-levels-asil\/\"> A Guide to Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"sotif\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/automotive-engineering\/sotif\/\"> What Is SOTIF? A Guide to ISO 21448 for ADAS Safety<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"medical-devices\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10.<\/strong> Medical Device &#038; Life Sciences Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"medical-devices\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"medical-devices\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"the-importance-of-benefit-risk-analysis-in-medical-device-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/the-importance-of-benefit-risk-analysis-in-medical-device-development\/\"> The Importance of Benefit-Risk Analysis in Medical Device Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"software-as-a-medical-device-revolutionizing-healthcare\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/software-as-a-medical-device-revolutionizing-healthcare\/\"> Software as a Medical Device: Revolutionizing Healthcare<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"design-history-file-dhf\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/design-history-file-dhf\/\"> What\u2019s a Design History File, and How Are DHFs Used by Product Teams?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"navigating-the-risks-of-software-of-unknown-pedigree-soup-in-the-medical-device-and-life-sciences-industry\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/navigating-the-risks-of-software-of-unknown-pedigree-soup-in-the-medical-device-and-life-sciences-industry\/\"> Navigating the Risks of Software of Unknown Pedigree (SOUP) in the Medical Device &#038; Life Sciences Industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iso-13485\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/iso-13485\/\"> What is ISO 13485? Your Comprehensive Guide to Compliant Medical Device Manufacturing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-you-need-to-know-ansi-aami-sw96-2023-medical-device-security\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/what-you-need-to-know-ansi-aami-sw96-2023-medical-device-security\/\"> What You Need to Know: ANSI\/AAMI SW96:2023 \u2014 Medical Device Security<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iso-13485-vs-iso-9001-understanding-the-differences-and-synergies\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/iso-13485-vs-iso-9001-understanding-the-differences-and-synergies\/\"> ISO 13485 vs ISO 9001: Understanding the Differences and Synergies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iec-62304\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/iec-62304\/\"> What Is IEC 62304? A Guide to Medical Device Software<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"dmr-definition\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/dmr-definition\/\"> What Is a Device Master Record (DMR)? Definition and FDA Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"failure-modes-effects-and-diagnositc-analysis-fmeda-for-medical-devices-what-you-need-to-know\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/failure-modes-effects-and-diagnositc-analysis-fmeda-for-medical-devices-what-you-need-to-know\/\"> Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA) for Medical Devices: What You Need to Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"embracing-the-future-of-healthcare-exploring-the-internet-of-medical-things-iomt\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/embracing-the-future-of-healthcare-exploring-the-internet-of-medical-things-iomt\/\"> Embracing the Future of Healthcare: Exploring the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"gspr\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/gspr\/\"> What Is General Safety and Performance Requirements (GSPR)? What You Need To Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"aerospace-and-defense\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11.<\/strong> Aerospace &#038; Defense Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"aerospace-and-defense\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"aerospace-and-defense\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"arp4754a-ed-79a-enhancing-safety-in-aviation-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/arp4754a-ed-79a-enhancing-safety-in-aviation-development\/\"> ARP4754A \/ ED-79A: Enhancing Safety in Aviation Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"understanding-arp4761a-guidelines-for-system-safety-assessment-in-aerospace\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/understanding-arp4761a-guidelines-for-system-safety-assessment-in-aerospace\/\"> Understanding ARP4761A: Guidelines for System Safety Assessment in Aerospace<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"do-254\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/do-254\/\"> What Is DO-254? A Complete Guide to Airborne Hardware Design Assurance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"do-178c\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/do-178c\/\"> What Is DO-178C? A Complete Guide to Airborne Software Certification<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12.<\/strong> Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC industry) Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-the-aec-industry\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\/what-is-the-aec-industry\/\"> What is the AEC Industry?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"industrial-manufacturing-development\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13.<\/strong> Industrial Manufacturing &#038; Machinery, Automation &#038; Robotics, Consumer Electronics, and Energy\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"industrial-manufacturing-development\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"industrial-manufacturing-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"functional-safety-made-simple-a-guide-to-iec-61508-for-manufacturing\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/functional-safety-made-simple-a-guide-to-iec-61508-for-manufacturing\/\"> Functional Safety Made Simple: A Guide to IEC 61508 for Manufacturing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"understanding-iso-13849-the-foundation-of-functional-safety-in-the-machinery-sector\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/understanding-iso-13849-the-foundation-of-functional-safety-in-the-machinery-sector\/\"> Understanding ISO 13849: The Foundation of Functional Safety in the Machinery Sector<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iec-62061-functional-safety-for-machinery-systems\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/iec-62061-functional-safety-for-machinery-systems\/\"> IEC 62061 \u2013 Functional Safety for Machinery Systems<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iso-10218-ensuring-safety-in-industrial-robotics\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/iso-10218-ensuring-safety-in-industrial-robotics\/\"> ISO 10218: Ensuring Safety in Industrial Robotics<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"semiconductor\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14.<\/strong> Semiconductor Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"semiconductor\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"semiconductor\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/semiconductor\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"why-chiplets-are-changing-the-game-in-tech-innovation\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/semiconductor\/why-chiplets-are-changing-the-game-in-tech-innovation\/\"> Why Chiplets Are Changing the Game in Tech Innovation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"integrating-digital-engineering-and-the-digital-thread-for-semiconductor-design\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/semiconductor\/integrating-digital-engineering-and-the-digital-thread-for-semiconductor-design\/\"> Integrating Digital Engineering and the Digital Thread for Semiconductor Design<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15.<\/strong> AI in Product Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"artificial-intelligence-in-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\/artificial-intelligence-in-requirements-management\/\"> Artificial Intelligence in Requirements Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"risk-management\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16.<\/strong> Risk Management\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"risk-management\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"risk-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/risk-management\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"failure-modes\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/risk-management\/failure-modes\/\"> What Are Failure Modes? Types, Examples, and How to Identify Them<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"types-of-fmea\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/risk-management\/types-of-fmea\/\"> Types of FMEA: Definitions, Differences, and When to Use Each<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"product-development-terms-and-definitions\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17.<\/strong> Product Development Terms and Definitions\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p class=\"mobile-breadcrumb\"><span class=\"border\">Chapter 5<\/span>: Why Investing in Requirements Management Software Makes Business Sense During an Economic Downturn<\/p><div class=\"mobile-menu\"><div id=\"chapter-menu\" class=\"expand\"><h6>Chapters<\/h6><div class=\"menu-container\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1.<\/strong> Requirements Management\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-management\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/requirements-management\/\"> What is Requirements Management? A Complete Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"why-do-you-need-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/why-do-you-need-requirements-management\/\"> Why do you need Requirements Management?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"four-fundamentals-of-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/four-fundamentals-of-requirements-management\/\"> Four Stages of Requirements Management Processes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"adopting-an-agile-approach-to-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/adopting-an-agile-approach-to-requirements-management\/\"> Adopting an Agile Approach to Requirements Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"status-requests-changes\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/status-requests-changes\/\"> Status Request Changes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"conquering-the-5-biggest-challenges-of-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/conquering-the-5-biggest-challenges-of-requirements-management\/\"> Conquering the 5 Biggest Challenges of Requirements Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"three-reasons-you-need-a-requirements-management-solution\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/three-reasons-you-need-a-requirements-management-solution\/\"> Three Reasons You Need a Requirements Management Solution<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"guide-to-poor-requirements-identify-causes-repercussions-and-how-to-fix-them\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management\/guide-to-poor-requirements-identify-causes-repercussions-and-how-to-fix-them\/\"> Guide to Poor Requirements: Identify Causes, Repercussions, and How to Fix Them<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"writing-requirements\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2.<\/strong> Writing Requirements\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"writing-requirements\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"writing-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"functional-requirements-examples-and-templates\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/functional-requirements-examples-and-templates\/\"> Functional requirements examples and templates<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"product-requirements-document\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/product-requirements-document\/\"> What Is a Product Requirements Document? A Complete PRD Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"identifying-and-measuring-the-quality-of-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/identifying-and-measuring-the-quality-of-requirements\/\"> Identifying and Measuring Requirements Quality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"user-requirement-specification\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/user-requirement-specification\/\"> What Is a User Requirement Specification (URS)? How to Write and Manage One<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"system-requirements-specification\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/system-requirements-specification\/\"> How to Write a System Requirements Specification (SRS) Document<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"the-fundamentals-of-business-requirements-examples-of-business-requirements-and-the-importance-of-excellence\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/the-fundamentals-of-business-requirements-examples-of-business-requirements-and-the-importance-of-excellence\/\"> The Fundamentals of Business Requirements: Examples of Business Requirements and the Importance of Excellence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"adopting-the-ears-notation-to-improve-requirements-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/adopting-the-ears-notation-to-improve-requirements-engineering\/\"> Adopting the EARS Notation to Improve Requirements Engineering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"compliance-risk-assessment\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/compliance-risk-assessment\/\"> What Is a Compliance Risk Assessment? Steps, Framework, and Examples<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"jama-connect-advisor\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/jama-connect-advisor\/\"> Jama Connect Advisor\u2122<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"frequently-asked-questions-about-the-ears-notation-and-jama-connect-requirements-advisor\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-ears-notation-and-jama-connect-requirements-advisor\/\"> Frequently Asked Questions about the EARS Notation and Jama Connect Advisor\u2122<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-to-write-an-effective-product-requirements-document\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/how-to-write-an-effective-product-requirements-document\/\"> How to Write an Effective Product Requirements Document (PRD)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"functional-vs-non-functional-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/functional-vs-non-functional-requirements\/\"> Functional vs. Non-Functional Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-non-functional-requirements-impact-product-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/how-non-functional-requirements-impact-product-development\/\"> What Are Nonfunctional Requirements and How Do They Impact Product Development?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"the-characteristics-of-excellent-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">14<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/the-characteristics-of-excellent-requirements\/\"> Characteristics of Effective Software Requirements and Software Requirements Specifications (SRS)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"software-design-specification\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/software-design-specification\/\"> What Is a Software Design Specification? Key Components + Template<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"8-dos-and-donts-for-writing-requirements\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">16<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/writing-requirements\/8-dos-and-donts-for-writing-requirements\/\"> 8 Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts for Writing Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3.<\/strong> Requirements Gathering and Management Processes\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/requirements-engineering\/\"> Requirements Engineering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-analysis\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/requirements-analysis\/\"> Requirements Analysis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"a-guide-to-requirements-elicitation-for-product-teams\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/a-guide-to-requirements-elicitation-for-product-teams\/\"> A Guide to Requirements Elicitation for Product Teams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-gathering-techniques-for-agile-product-teams\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/requirements-gathering-techniques-for-agile-product-teams\/\"> Requirements Gathering Techniques for Agile Product Teams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-requirements-gathering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/what-is-requirements-gathering\/\"> Requirements Gathering in Software Engineering: Process, Techniques, and Best Practices<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"defining-and-implementing-requirements-baselines\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/defining-and-implementing-requirements-baselines\/\"> Defining and Implementing a Requirements Baseline<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"managing-project-scope-why-it-matters-and-best-practices\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/managing-project-scope-why-it-matters-and-best-practices\/\"> Managing Project Scope \u2014 Why It Matters and Best Practices<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-long-do-requirements-take\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/how-long-do-requirements-take\/\"> How Long Do Requirements Take?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-to-reuse-requirements-across-multiple-products\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-gathering-and-management-processes\/how-to-reuse-requirements-across-multiple-products\/\"> How to Reuse Requirements Across Multiple Products<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-traceability\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4.<\/strong> Requirements Traceability\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-traceability\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-is-traceability-achieved-a-practical-guide-for-engineers\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/how-is-traceability-achieved-a-practical-guide-for-engineers\/\"> How is Traceability Achieved? A Practical Guide for Engineers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability\/\"> What is Requirements Traceability? Importance Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"tracing-your-way-to-success\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/tracing-your-way-to-success\/\"> Tracing Your Way to Success: The Crucial Role of Traceability in Modern Product and Systems Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"bidirectional-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/bidirectional-traceability\/\"> Bidirectional Traceability: What It Is and How to Implement It<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"engineering-change-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/engineering-change-management\/\"> What is Engineering Change Management (ECM)? A Complete Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"change-impact-analysis-cia-a-short-guide-for-effective-implementation\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/reguirements-traceability\/change-impact-analysis-cia-a-short-guide-for-effective-implementation\/\"> Change Impact Analysis (CIA): A Short Guide for Effective Implementation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-5\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-5\/\"> What is Meant by Version Control?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-traceability-why-it-matters\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/requirements-traceability-why-it-matters\/\"> What is Requirements Traceability and Why Does It Matter for Product Teams?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-7\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-7\/\"> Key Traceability Challenges and Tips for Ensuring Accountability and Efficiency<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-8\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-8\/\"> The Role of a Data Thread in Product and Software Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"unraveling-the-digital-thread-enhancing-connectivity-and-efficiency\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/unraveling-the-digital-thread-enhancing-connectivity-and-efficiency\/\"> Unraveling the Digital Thread: Enhancing Connectivity and Efficiency<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"traceability-matrix\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/traceability-matrix\/\"> What is a Traceability Matrix? A Guide to Requirements Traceability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-to-create-and-use-a-requirements-traceability-matrix-rtm\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/how-to-create-and-use-a-requirements-traceability-matrix-rtm\/\"> How to Create and Use a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-12\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">14<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-12\/\"> Traceability Matrix 101: Why It&#8217;s Not the Ultimate Solution for Managing Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-13\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-13\/\"> Live Traceability vs. After-the-Fact Traceability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"overcoming-barriers-live-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">16<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/overcoming-barriers-live-traceability\/\"> Overcoming Barriers to Live Requirements Traceability\u2122<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-15\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">17<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-15\/\"> Requirements Traceability, What Are You Missing?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"four-best-practices-for-requirements-traceability\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">18<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/four-best-practices-for-requirements-traceability\/\"> Four Best Practices for Requirements Traceability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-traceability-links-in-the-chain\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">19<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/requirements-traceability-links-in-the-chain\/\"> Requirements Traceability: Links in the Chain<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-are-the-benefits-of-end-to-end-traceability-in-product-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-are-the-benefits-of-end-to-end-traceability-in-product-development\/\"> What Are the Benefits of End-to-End Traceability During Product Development?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-traceability-19-2\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">21<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-traceability\/what-is-traceability-19-2\/\"> FAQs About Requirements Traceability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management-tools-and-software\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5.<\/strong> Requirements Management Tools and Software\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-management-tools-and-software\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-management-tools-and-software\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"selecting-the-right-requirements-management-tools-and-software\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/selecting-the-right-requirements-management-tools-and-software\/\"> Selecting the Right Requirements Management Tools and Software<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"why-investing-in-rm-software-makes-good-business-sense\" class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/why-investing-in-rm-software-makes-good-business-sense\/\"> Why Investing in Requirements Management Software Makes Business Sense During an Economic Downturn<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"why-word-and-excel-alone-is-not-enough-for-product-software-and-systems-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/why-word-and-excel-alone-is-not-enough-for-product-software-and-systems-development\/\"> Why Word and Excel Alone is Not Enough for Product, Software, and Systems Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"can-you-track-requirements-in-excel\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/can-you-track-requirements-in-excel\/\"> Can You Track Requirements in Excel?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"application-lifecycle-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/application-lifecycle-management\/\"> What Is Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"is-there-life-after-doors\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/is-there-life-after-doors\/\"> Is There Life After DOORS\u00ae?\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"can-you-track-requirements-in-jira\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/can-you-track-requirements-in-jira\/\"> Can You Track Requirements in Jira?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"checklist-selecting-a-requirements-management-tool\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-management-tools-and-software\/checklist-selecting-a-requirements-management-tool\/\"> Checklist: Selecting a Requirements Management Tool<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-validation-and-verification\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6.<\/strong> Requirements Validation and Verification\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"requirements-validation-and-verification\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-validation-and-verification\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-verification-and-validation-for-product-teams\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/requirements-verification-and-validation-for-product-teams\/\"> Requirements Verification and Validation for Product Teams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"best-practices-for-verification-and-validation-in-product-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/best-practices-for-verification-and-validation-in-product-development\/\"> Best Practices for Verification and Validation in Product Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"requirements-validation-and-traceability-explained\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/requirements-validation-and-traceability-explained\/\"> Requirement Validation and Traceability Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"system-integration-testing\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/requirements-validation-and-verification\/system-integration-testing\/\"> What Is System Integration Testing (SIT)? A Complete Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7.<\/strong> Meeting Regulatory Compliance and Industry Standards\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"understanding-iso-standards\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/understanding-iso-standards\/\"> Understanding ISO Standards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"understanding-iso-iec-27001-a-guide-to-information-security-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/understanding-iso-iec-27001-a-guide-to-information-security-management\/\"> Understanding ISO\/IEC 27001: A Guide to Information Security Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-devsecops-a-guide-to-building-secure-software\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/what-is-devsecops-a-guide-to-building-secure-software\/\"> What is DevSecOps? A Guide to Building Secure Software<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"compliance-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/compliance-management\/\"> Compliance Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"fmea\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/fmea\/\"> What is FMEA? Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"tuv-sud-ensuring-safety-quality-and-sustainability-worldwide\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/tuv-sud-ensuring-safety-quality-and-sustainability-worldwide\/\"> T\u00dcV S\u00dcD: Ensuring Safety, Quality, and Sustainability Worldwide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"systems-engineering\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8.<\/strong> Systems Engineering\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"systems-engineering\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"systems-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-systems-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/what-is-systems-engineering\/\"> What is Systems Engineering?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"how-do-engineers-collaborate-a-guide-to-streamlined-teamwork-and-innovation\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/how-do-engineers-collaborate-a-guide-to-streamlined-teamwork-and-innovation\/\"> How Do Engineers Collaborate? A Guide to Streamlined Teamwork and Innovation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"the-systems-engineering-body-of-knowledge-sebok\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/the-systems-engineering-body-of-knowledge-sebok\/\"> The Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-mbse-model-based-systems-engineering-explained\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/what-is-mbse-model-based-systems-engineering-explained\/\"> What is MBSE? Model-Based Systems Engineering Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"digital-engineering-between-government-and-contractors\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/digital-engineering-between-government-and-contractors\/\"> Digital Engineering Between Government and Contractors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"digital-engineering-tools-the-key-to-driving-innovation-and-efficiency-in-complex-systems\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/systems-engineering\/digital-engineering-tools-the-key-to-driving-innovation-and-efficiency-in-complex-systems\/\"> Digital Engineering Tools: The Key to Driving Innovation and Efficiency in Complex Systems<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"automotive-engineering\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9.<\/strong> Automotive Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"automotive-engineering\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"automotive-engineering\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/automotive-engineering\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iatf-16949\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/meeting-regulatory-compliance-and-industry-standards\/iatf-16949\/\"> Understanding IATF 16949: A Quick Guide to Automotive Quality Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iso-26262-and-recent-updates-ensuring-functional-safety-in-the-automotive-industry\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/automotive-engineering\/iso-26262-and-recent-updates-ensuring-functional-safety-in-the-automotive-industry\/\"> ISO 26262 and Recent Updates: Ensuring Functional Safety in the Automotive Industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"guide-to-automotive-safety-integrity-levels-asil\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/automotive-engineering\/guide-to-automotive-safety-integrity-levels-asil\/\"> A Guide to Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"sotif\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/automotive-engineering\/sotif\/\"> What Is SOTIF? A Guide to ISO 21448 for ADAS Safety<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"medical-devices\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10.<\/strong> Medical Device &#038; Life Sciences Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"medical-devices\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"medical-devices\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"the-importance-of-benefit-risk-analysis-in-medical-device-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/the-importance-of-benefit-risk-analysis-in-medical-device-development\/\"> The Importance of Benefit-Risk Analysis in Medical Device Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"software-as-a-medical-device-revolutionizing-healthcare\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/software-as-a-medical-device-revolutionizing-healthcare\/\"> Software as a Medical Device: Revolutionizing Healthcare<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"design-history-file-dhf\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/design-history-file-dhf\/\"> What\u2019s a Design History File, and How Are DHFs Used by Product Teams?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"navigating-the-risks-of-software-of-unknown-pedigree-soup-in-the-medical-device-and-life-sciences-industry\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/navigating-the-risks-of-software-of-unknown-pedigree-soup-in-the-medical-device-and-life-sciences-industry\/\"> Navigating the Risks of Software of Unknown Pedigree (SOUP) in the Medical Device &#038; Life Sciences Industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iso-13485\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/iso-13485\/\"> What is ISO 13485? Your Comprehensive Guide to Compliant Medical Device Manufacturing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-you-need-to-know-ansi-aami-sw96-2023-medical-device-security\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/what-you-need-to-know-ansi-aami-sw96-2023-medical-device-security\/\"> What You Need to Know: ANSI\/AAMI SW96:2023 \u2014 Medical Device Security<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iso-13485-vs-iso-9001-understanding-the-differences-and-synergies\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/iso-13485-vs-iso-9001-understanding-the-differences-and-synergies\/\"> ISO 13485 vs ISO 9001: Understanding the Differences and Synergies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iec-62304\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/iec-62304\/\"> What Is IEC 62304? A Guide to Medical Device Software<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"dmr-definition\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/dmr-definition\/\"> What Is a Device Master Record (DMR)? Definition and FDA Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"failure-modes-effects-and-diagnositc-analysis-fmeda-for-medical-devices-what-you-need-to-know\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/failure-modes-effects-and-diagnositc-analysis-fmeda-for-medical-devices-what-you-need-to-know\/\"> Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA) for Medical Devices: What You Need to Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"embracing-the-future-of-healthcare-exploring-the-internet-of-medical-things-iomt\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/embracing-the-future-of-healthcare-exploring-the-internet-of-medical-things-iomt\/\"> Embracing the Future of Healthcare: Exploring the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"gspr\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/medical-devices\/gspr\/\"> What Is General Safety and Performance Requirements (GSPR)? What You Need To Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"aerospace-and-defense\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11.<\/strong> Aerospace &#038; Defense Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"aerospace-and-defense\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"aerospace-and-defense\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"arp4754a-ed-79a-enhancing-safety-in-aviation-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/arp4754a-ed-79a-enhancing-safety-in-aviation-development\/\"> ARP4754A \/ ED-79A: Enhancing Safety in Aviation Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"understanding-arp4761a-guidelines-for-system-safety-assessment-in-aerospace\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/understanding-arp4761a-guidelines-for-system-safety-assessment-in-aerospace\/\"> Understanding ARP4761A: Guidelines for System Safety Assessment in Aerospace<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"do-254\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/do-254\/\"> What Is DO-254? A Complete Guide to Airborne Hardware Design Assurance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"do-178c\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/aerospace-and-defense\/do-178c\/\"> What Is DO-178C? A Complete Guide to Airborne Software Certification<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12.<\/strong> Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC industry) Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"what-is-the-aec-industry\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/architecture-engineering-and-construction-aec-development\/what-is-the-aec-industry\/\"> What is the AEC Industry?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"industrial-manufacturing-development\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13.<\/strong> Industrial Manufacturing &#038; Machinery, Automation &#038; Robotics, Consumer Electronics, and Energy\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"industrial-manufacturing-development\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"industrial-manufacturing-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"functional-safety-made-simple-a-guide-to-iec-61508-for-manufacturing\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/functional-safety-made-simple-a-guide-to-iec-61508-for-manufacturing\/\"> Functional Safety Made Simple: A Guide to IEC 61508 for Manufacturing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"understanding-iso-13849-the-foundation-of-functional-safety-in-the-machinery-sector\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/understanding-iso-13849-the-foundation-of-functional-safety-in-the-machinery-sector\/\"> Understanding ISO 13849: The Foundation of Functional Safety in the Machinery Sector<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iec-62061-functional-safety-for-machinery-systems\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/iec-62061-functional-safety-for-machinery-systems\/\"> IEC 62061 \u2013 Functional Safety for Machinery Systems<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"iso-10218-ensuring-safety-in-industrial-robotics\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/industrial-manufacturing-development\/iso-10218-ensuring-safety-in-industrial-robotics\/\"> ISO 10218: Ensuring Safety in Industrial Robotics<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"semiconductor\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14.<\/strong> Semiconductor Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"semiconductor\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"semiconductor\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/semiconductor\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"why-chiplets-are-changing-the-game-in-tech-innovation\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/semiconductor\/why-chiplets-are-changing-the-game-in-tech-innovation\/\"> Why Chiplets Are Changing the Game in Tech Innovation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"integrating-digital-engineering-and-the-digital-thread-for-semiconductor-design\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/semiconductor\/integrating-digital-engineering-and-the-digital-thread-for-semiconductor-design\/\"> Integrating Digital Engineering and the Digital Thread for Semiconductor Design<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15.<\/strong> AI in Product Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"artificial-intelligence-in-requirements-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/artificial-intelligence-in-product-development\/artificial-intelligence-in-requirements-management\/\"> Artificial Intelligence in Requirements Management<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"risk-management\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16.<\/strong> Risk Management\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><div id=\"risk-management\" class=\"expand-list\" style=\"display:none;\"><ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"risk-management\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/risk-management\/\">Overview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"failure-modes\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/risk-management\/failure-modes\/\"> What Are Failure Modes? Types, Examples, and How to Identify Them<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"types-of-fmea\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management-guide\/risk-management\/types-of-fmea\/\"> Types of FMEA: Definitions, Differences, and When to Use Each<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"product-development-terms-and-definitions\" class=\"expand \">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17.<\/strong> Product Development Terms and Definitions\n\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell av-1vxh1fa-162c0e8fab30caffb39fc6a716745c9c av-gridrow-cell av_three_fourth no_margin'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt275yka-fff9669b0de738dc8b643a86d233355c\">\n.flex_column.av-kt275yka-fff9669b0de738dc8b643a86d233355c{\nbackground:url(https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/06\/header-industrial-1030x307.jpg) 0% 0% no-repeat scroll ;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-kt275yka-fff9669b0de738dc8b643a86d233355c av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt273iof-7c564c99197f721ada946857c6da30c6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kt273iof-7c564c99197f721ada946857c6da30c6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kt273iof-7c564c99197f721ada946857c6da30c6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kt273iof-7c564c99197f721ada946857c6da30c6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kt273iof-7c564c99197f721ada946857c6da30c6 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Why Investing in Requirements Management Software Makes Business Sense During an Economic Downturn<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1m885yu-e83ee85a184772c41ebb74b30fa2a550 av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l7kx80zs-787da61f78d43a78a73e94c805868973\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l7kx80zs-787da61f78d43a78a73e94c805868973{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l7kx80zs-787da61f78d43a78a73e94c805868973 hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-12ydlkm-15ead96a60cd478327e4e50aa68d108c '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>In this subchapter, we examine why even in an economic downturn, investing in requirements management software can help you save significant money and get to market faster by improving efficiency and reducing costly rework.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-4rnwcif-df3a74264fa0bb22f81e24c1a57e9be0 hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-56gefyv-1da8ad813300a6c57f1262b235c911dd av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kuo4jxrj-56887b010c608f0c5882ed8e415ea6e3 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Regardless of the state of the economy, organizations building complex products, systems, and software can always benefit from improved efficiency across the end-to-end development process. Making strategic changes that optimize processes and team productivity will undoubtedly save your organization significant time and money.<\/p>\n<p>And, while it may seem counter-intuitive to invest in new technology during an economic downturn (dare we say the word recession), a modern requirements management tool like Jama Connect<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, can provide a dramatic ROI in short order \u2014 making it a smart-sense move to invest in new product development software right now.<\/p>\n<p>During economic downturns, spending capital on the right tools now will well-position your organization to save time and money, improve product quality, and increase productivity over the long term. But regardless of what happens with the economy, it is never going to be wasted effort to optimize your product development processes or begin to think about how to weather the impact of an impending economic storm.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-qlvdlj-9f506fa98349c40d2a82d773110c0a3f hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-46xycon-801799cc1c768043cf03c7c39cd5a325 av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kuo4k8oo-61b6fa4564cd5fdf8c44d0f3c22eaccd\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kuo4k8oo-61b6fa4564cd5fdf8c44d0f3c22eaccd{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kuo4k8oo-61b6fa4564cd5fdf8c44d0f3c22eaccd .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kuo4k8oo-61b6fa4564cd5fdf8c44d0f3c22eaccd .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kuo4k8oo-61b6fa4564cd5fdf8c44d0f3c22eaccd av-special-heading-h3'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Invest Now to Save In Both the Short and Long Term <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kuo4kfqo-e80783a24f8fbb3e92ccf79a5ef2306c '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Many of our clients come to Jama Software to help optimize their product development process after experiencing some of the following core frustrations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using cumbersome legacy requirements management solutions that have non-intuitive challenging UI\/UX<\/li>\n<li>Engineers spending valuable hours of tedious manual documentation across disparate documents and tools<\/li>\n<li>Engineers wasting time on in-efficient workflows that can be streamlined to save upwards of 80%<\/li>\n<li>Insufficient, ineffective cross-team collaboration across various stages of the systems development process starting from requirements, design, development to testing and validation<\/li>\n<li>Inefficient and cumbersome review cycles<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty in easily producing the necessary documentation to prove compliance<\/li>\n<li>Siloed tools and processes that misalign teams and workflows, and leave visibility gaps<\/li>\n<li>Lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/solutions\/requirements-traceability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Traceability\u2122<\/a> which results in finding errors late in the development process which can cost upwards of 100x or more to resolve than if they had been found earlier in the development process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Think about the corresponding monetary burden these outdated solutions and misaligned processes place on the organization\u2019s shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Making an investment in a modern requirements management platform isn&#8217;t simply about the time and money that will be saved or improving productivity and efficiency for just a few months \u2014 it\u2019s about the savings and reduced re-work that will be realized from the moment the application launches and for years beyond. Depending on the organization\u2019s goals, they either save costs with the gained efficiencies or they use it to be competitive, win new contracts, and bring products to market faster and more cost effectively. You may be thinking that now is the time to pause on spending, not invest. To the contrary, we\u2019d like to share how investing in a modern requirements management solution now is the right decision to help your organization protect itself from an economic downturn and increase your ROI.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-er85hz-a098c6836eb2590decbe9d91d25cb40d hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3e859vb-179f90e09cab7541778208fd689694a7 av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kuo4kq20-11d5802e9881ed62acea9e71c0260160\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kuo4kq20-11d5802e9881ed62acea9e71c0260160{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kuo4kq20-11d5802e9881ed62acea9e71c0260160 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kuo4kq20-11d5802e9881ed62acea9e71c0260160 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kuo4kq20-11d5802e9881ed62acea9e71c0260160 av-special-heading-h3'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >For Startups: Build Your House on Bricks, Not Sticks <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kuo4lewa-f80507571e322883863e266e03abb320 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>For startups, investing in a modern requirements management solution, like Jama Connect, is a smart idea irrespective of the state of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>While long established large organizations may be able to withstand a period of lowered sales and slow development, startups may not have that option. A startup\u2019s ability to get to market fast \u2013 and first \u2013 often is a great indicator of success, and on the flip side, failure.<\/p>\n<p>Doing things right the first time is crucial.<\/p>\n<p>While startups might be hesitant to invest in software initially, a great number are investing in Jama Connect in order to reduce rework, speed development, meeting regulatory compliance, and get to the market before their competitors.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s paying off.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management\/jama-software-proprio-customer-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medical device startup, Proprio<\/a>, VP of Software Engineering, Rama Pailoor knew it was imperative to establish a requirements-driven development process from the very beginning. Pailoor recognized that their existing approach of using only a Quality Management System (QMS) was not capable of supporting the level of complexity needed to develop their product. Like many document and spreadsheet-based processes, the Quality Management System (QMS) Proprio had in place technically supported requirements management at face value, but when it came to complex engineering efforts, the system came up short.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cEstablishing a requirements-driven development process helps to formalize the user needs, getting all the stakeholders to come to a common forum, to express the requirements from their perspective, and avoid confusion. The right requirements management solution can facilitate all of that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rama Pailoor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Vice President of Software Engineering<br \/>\nProprio<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-2zfiw3b-9e3b6be64b95c947f059d4267987cd8a hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2cl0jvb-78bb8dd4cac2f163e14f76fe4fb7c380 av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kuo4o0j2-f671e713bb73622d31f4295c021d0ca3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kuo4o0j2-f671e713bb73622d31f4295c021d0ca3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kuo4o0j2-f671e713bb73622d31f4295c021d0ca3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kuo4o0j2-f671e713bb73622d31f4295c021d0ca3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kuo4o0j2-f671e713bb73622d31f4295c021d0ca3 av-special-heading-h3'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >For medium to large organizations: Strengthen your foundation by investing in modern tools and digital transformation <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kuo4omh7-fda88964a92a4ec32c5e0cfdb8907d46 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>While big enterprises have large teams spread across various geographies and different divisions working on multiple projects, there is a strong need to optimize processes and reduce inefficiencies to reduce costs \u2014 especially during challenging economic times. Putting resources towards digital transformation and modern software tools (which result in more ROI) will also reduce overall product development costs over the long term. Through these investments, companies can strengthen their foundation to remain competitive and be better able to weather external market forces.<\/p>\n<p>It is also worth re-visiting how enterprises can improve the engineering efficiency of product development by investing in requirements management and traceability tools. Optimizing the systems engineering process by bringing in traceability across your development stages can immediately create a positive impact on cycle times, and faster execution of testing and validation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-1u3qsif-14f600f125f71221c7734d58b29e3a50 hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1a06p13-7d11d887d2c6bd9cc85796daad04d6f2 av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kuo4oz5k-7d8ff97eb018fa87e4c5dffa711f0b2d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kuo4oz5k-7d8ff97eb018fa87e4c5dffa711f0b2d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kuo4oz5k-7d8ff97eb018fa87e4c5dffa711f0b2d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kuo4oz5k-7d8ff97eb018fa87e4c5dffa711f0b2d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kuo4oz5k-7d8ff97eb018fa87e4c5dffa711f0b2d av-special-heading-h3'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Eight Ways Modern Requirements Management Software Will Save You Significant Money <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l7kxve2t-90e4ee9a211359206b72fc577555664f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l7kxve2t-90e4ee9a211359206b72fc577555664f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l7kxve2t-90e4ee9a211359206b72fc577555664f hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kuo4p9wb-951b877daf368a82cbd422ff4aeffef8 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h4><strong>1: Reclaiming Productive Work Time<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A modern requirements management solution like Jama Connect can help your teams reclaim hours of unproductive work time, resulting in money saved across the organization. Without a modern requirements management solution, highly skilled \u2013 and often highly paid \u2013 employees can waste up to 40% of their time on tedious, unproductive activities such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Searching for siloed information in static documents and\/or disconnected tools<\/li>\n<li>Manual\/or duplicative data entry to update status in multiple systems<\/li>\n<li>Working off old data and outdated versions of documents<\/li>\n<li>Reformatting and migrating data back and forth between tools<\/li>\n<li>Reconciling differences between data sources<\/li>\n<li>Trying to understand &#8216;what changed?&#8217; and assess the impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After implementing Jama Connect, our customers on average, quantify that they are reclaiming one to two hours of productive work time per day, some even more. The engineers at <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/automotive\/jama-software-mps-customer-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monolithic Power Systems<\/a> can now quickly and easily produce required documentation and no longer need to spend time in multiple time-consuming meetings and scrums to get a clear picture of what\u2019s happening with their products. And with Jama Connect, they can automatically generate \u2014 at times \u2014 70-80 pages of documentation (entered correctly one time, in one place) and efficiently generate any additional documentation they need, saving their engineers countless hours of documentation time.<\/p>\n<p>Another customer, <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management\/streamlining-workflow-and-strengthening-collaboration-when-developing-medical-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RBC Medical Innovations<\/a> <strong>[now known as Vantage Medtech]<\/strong> shared that on one of their state-of-the-art capital equipment development projects, Jama Connect saved them 123 team-member days with an average cost savings per project of $150,000. And medical industry innovators and pioneers in the field of plasma science, <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management\/healthcare-leader-grifols-uses-jama-connect-to-cut-costs-and-speed-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grifols<\/a>, reports saving 80 hours or more per project after implementing Jama Connect.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in the numbers?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take, for example, this simple calculation.<\/p>\n<p>If you have 10 team members engaged in core requirements management activities, and each spend roughly four hours on the above-listed unproductive tasks per weeks, the annual budget reclaimed with Jama Connect would be $94,118.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: The calculation assumes 237 actual working days per year (at an average salary of $100K) with each author in Jama Connect reclaiming a conservative one hour per day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Test this out with your own numbers using our <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/interactive-content\/reclaiming-productive-work-time-roi-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive calculator<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/interactive-content\/reclaiming-productive-work-time-roi-calculator\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65068 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-3.48.53-PM-300x192.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-3.48.53-PM-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-02-at-3.48.53-PM.png 622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7jpyqrj-431197f45a8ecb253e4dc047326ccf97 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h4><strong>2: Reducing Rework<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>How much money are you leaving on the table due to rework? See how much you can save by decreasing discovered and unplanned work due to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improperly defined requirements<\/li>\n<li>Incomplete decomposition and missing coverage<\/li>\n<li>Insufficient review and stakeholder alignment<\/li>\n<li>Lack of rigor and impact analysis when managing change<\/li>\n<li>Late-stage requirements churn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Again, let\u2019s assume an organization has an average product development investment cost of $10,000,000. (Typical rework costs average about 30% of development costs, so in this case, it would be $3,000,000. And rework costs due to poor requirements management averages about 60% of rework costs, which, in this case would be $1,800,000).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our customer data shows that Jama Connect typically reduces requirements management rework by 40-60%.<\/strong> So, with these calculations, the organization can expect to reclaim, a not insignificant, $900,000 of annual budget with Jama Connect.<\/p>\n<p>In one example our customer, <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management\/see-how-innovator-arteris-ip-is-leveraging-jama-connect-for-autonomous-vehicle-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arteris IP<\/a> has seen not only seen reuse go up by 100%, and review times down by 30%, but also a significant <strong>50% reduction<\/strong> in rework since using Jama Connect.<\/p>\n<p><em>Test this out with your own numbers using <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/interactive-content\/reclaiming-productive-work-time-roi-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our interactive calculator!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/interactive-content\/reclaiming-productive-work-time-roi-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65106 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Reduce-Rework-Calculator-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Reduce-Rework-Calculator-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Reduce-Rework-Calculator.png 742w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7jq041n-9f7f2e0ce6c77e4cceb22892c02810dc '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h4><strong>3: Streamlining the Review Process<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For product developers and engineers, reviews are a cornerstone of the development process. How much are inefficient requirement review meetings costing your organization? Is your review process cumbersome, manual, in disparate documents, and challenging for distributed stakeholders to collaborate? If so, it might be time to (forgive the redundancy) review your review process. Healthcare leader, Grifols shared that with Jama Connect, they have reduced their review cycles from three months to fewer than 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy solutions that are difficult to use, can make the review process incredibly cumbersome, diverting frustrated team members out of the tool and onto ineffective (often quickly outdated) versions of disparate documents. This is a story we\u2019ve heard repetitively from customers who\u2019ve moved away from legacy tools and processes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kvbebui1-07487bac527118eb7d85c12ff715608c\">\n.av_promobox.av-kvbebui1-07487bac527118eb7d85c12ff715608c{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nbackground:#05003b;\nborder-color:#05003b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-kvbebui1-07487bac527118eb7d85c12ff715608c avia-button-no'><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nRELATED ARTICLE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/solutions\/better-than-ibm-doors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Migrate from IBM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> DOORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> to Jama Connect<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-lhykk6-c64ddec9da89cbf5b0ed8c807ad0ff08 hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-ah12fa-b652b3b70e9151894dc528805dda95bd av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7ktxprz-bdbe6e9235b7ac477779571539664786 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>If that\u2019s one of your frustrations as well, it might be time to see how much budget you can reclaim through review optimization, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virtualizing reviews for asynchronous collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Focusing key stakeholders on the most relevant information<\/li>\n<li>Adopting a more iterative approach<\/li>\n<li>Increasing upfront rigor and version control<\/li>\n<li>Tracking participation and progress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For this calculation we\u2019ll assume three variables:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Total number of requirements review meetings per month<\/li>\n<li>Approximate duration of each review meeting<\/li>\n<li>Average participants in each meeting<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Let\u2019s assume six review meetings per month, each meeting lasting three hours, and an average of 10 people involved in each review meeting. Calculating with an average salary of $150K\/per attendee, and with the above defined variables, the annual cost of review meetings would be $162,000. The total number of people hours in review meetings would be 180 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The calculated savings alone, by just reducing the time spent in meetings, would be $81,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jama Connect typically reduces time spent in meetings by 40-60%. Notably, the <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/customer-story\/jama-software-finnish-red-cross-customer-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Finnish Red Cross<\/u><\/a> estimates that implementing Jama Connect has shortened their review cycles by an impressive 80%. What could you get done with all that time back?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Jama Connect, you can simplify the review and approval process by capturing collaborative feedback from stakeholders, including voting for priority and electronic signatures for approver roles. In addition, Review Center in Jama Connect helps teams reduce risk, and save time and money by allowing teams to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase participation in the review process<\/li>\n<li>Retain an historical record of all decisions made and by whom<\/li>\n<li>Provide visibility sooner in the review process<\/li>\n<li>Generate approval-ready content for e-signature faster<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate more often and capture tacit knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Test this out with your own numbers using <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/interactive-content\/reclaiming-productive-work-time-roi-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our interactive calculator!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/interactive-content\/improving-the-review-process-roi-calculator\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65107 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Review-Calculator-300x196.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Review-Calculator-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Review-Calculator.png 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7kup1os-959c2869cb1a10e90d50d50b0a6db4ee '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h4>4: Identifying Defects Earlier in the Development Process<\/h4>\n<p>Does your organization build complex software and systems? How much can you decrease the cost of development by addressing software defects earlier? Using a modern requirements management solution can help you identify and address software defects due to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lack of rigor early in the development lifecycle<\/li>\n<li>Low stakeholder participation in requirements definition\/validation<\/li>\n<li>Poor visibility into requirements changes and impact analysis<\/li>\n<li>V&amp;V\/QA teams remaining disconnected throughout the process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For this sample equation, we\u2019ll take an average total number of requirements managed annually (we\u2019ll use 4,500) and the average number of hours it takes to fix a defect (we\u2019ll use six hours for this example). The average number of requirements with defects typically equals around 60% of the total number of requirements. With these test numbers, the annual cost of defects would be $850,000. Jama Connect can reduce the number of requirements-related defects by 25-40%. Identifying and addressing these issues earlier in the development process can significantly help to reduce risk and reclaim significant budget.<\/p>\n<p><em>For this calculation, we&#8217;ve used 30%. The calculation assumes 237 actual working days per year (at an average salary of $100K) with each author in Jama Connect reclaiming one hour per day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>With Jama Connect, the annual budget that could be reclaimed is $255,150.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Test the numbers for yourself using <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/interactive-content\/identify-defects-early-roi-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this ROI calculator<\/a> to see how much you can save by reducing requirements-related defects by up to 40%!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/interactive-content\/identify-defects-early-roi-calculator\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-65108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Identify-Defects-Early-300x216.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Identify-Defects-Early-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2022\/09\/Identify-Defects-Early.png 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7kur229-09fe2880c7b96002607b0ae08324c5dd '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h4><strong>5: Providing a Better User Experience<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Let\u2019s face it, if software is difficult to use and the user interface is challenging, engineers just won\u2019t use it, or only a select few will. We all want life to get the job done, run smoothly and easily \u2014 and the software we choose needs to reflect those desires. So, a requirements management tool not only needs to be powerful and have robust capabilities, but it needs to be easy to use.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cJama Connect lowers the complexity and burden of having to\u202fmanually keep requirements, architecture, and specifications all in\u202fsync and traced to each other.\u202f It\u2019s a formidable problem that is\u202fvirtually eliminated courtesy of Jama without the hassle of having to\u202flearn a clunky UI (IBM Doors).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alan M.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Chief Product Officer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/products\/jama-connect\/reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G2 Verified Review<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cJama is being used as a test management tool in my company. I [have been] using Jama [for] 3+ years, and I can tell you that this was one of the best Test management tools I&#8217;ve ever used. Everything is so easy to understand, and the interface is user friendly \u2014 easy to use and can learn this tool quickly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Team Lead in Engineering<br \/>\n<\/strong>Software Company<br \/>\nVerified Trust Radius Review<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A smooth user experience that provides a pleasant and recognizable interface (one that teams will actually use) is critical to the success and effectiveness of any product development process. Jama Connect is award winning for its ease of use, and that\u2019s something we\u2019re proud of. Customers love using Jama Connect to optimize their complex product, systems, and software development spanning industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive, medical device\/life sciences, financial, semiconductor, insurance, industrial, software technologies, and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cOur team cannot stop saying great things about Jama Connect! Its efficiency and intuitiveness have turned requirement workshops from a multi-day event to a 6-hour meeting. Teams adopted the platform so fast, we needed to go back to Jama to get additional licenses (twice)!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Bolton<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector of Methodology and Tools<br \/>\nWorkforce Software<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI told the team it was a very easy-to-use solution. But people were shocked at how fast it came together. Within hours, we were going and setting up the structure for our requirements. There were many other people in the company who had used Jama Connect before and supported our selection. It was a clear choice for medical device innovators like us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rama Pailoor<\/strong><br \/>\nVice President of Software Engineering<br \/>\nProprio<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7kuui5n-188c7054b7aa2118dcf242bd61dba1ea '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h4><strong>6: Optimizing Communication and Collaboration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Modern, easy-to-use software can improve collaboration and communication across an organization, both for internal and external stakeholders. The right requirements management software will optimize communication and save money, frustration, resources, and time- across the board. One of our customers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/customer-story\/jama-software-finnish-red-cross-customer-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finnish Red Cross<\/a>, estimates that their testing team has improved their collaboration and communication by 50% with Jama Connect.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy systems like IBM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> DOORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> are notoriously difficult to use and often require individuals with specialized training to implement. This regularly forces engineers and other stakeholders to manage projects outside the software in disparate documents.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cJama suited our need for collaboration and communication. Jama provides a very easy-to-use interface and communication system that brought in the buy-in\u202ffrom all stakeholders. Visure, Doors, TTA didn\u2019t perform as well in\u202fthe communication\/\u202fcollaboration department where we really needed\u202fa boost.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Stephen Czerniej<\/strong><br \/>\nP. Eng, Systems Engineer<br \/>\nAllied Vision<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With Jama Connect, broader teams and stakeholders can collaborate on reviews, test cases, verification and validation in real time. This kind of in-situ collaboration dramatically reduces risk across the entire development lifecycle to reduce the chance of delays, cost overruns, and expensive recalls, and in turn increases the opportunity for successful outcomes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>[Jama Connect] has allowed us to get more people from our other offices involved in the collaboration process because we\u2019re not all having to sit on a conference call at awkward times. People can come into the system at a time that suits them and review things. And we know their comments will be seen by everybody else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alistair McBain<\/strong><br \/>\nSr. Business Consultant<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management\/how-sita-manages-complex-product-development-with-globally-distributed-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SITA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;The fact that it is easy to share information and execute processes even when the team is not co-located (geographically dispersed). Changes are properly tracked, and people notified. It is also easy to organize, review, and monitor the review progress. My organization involves several scientists from 31 countries and more than 200 institutes. Jama Connect gets remote and distributed people informed and involved on processes related to requirements.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Francesco D.<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Systems Engineer<br \/>\nVerified G2 Review<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7kv02a1-1d7ce1b33e936c550dd43536b218b04d '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h4><strong>7: Centralizing Your Requirements Management with Best-of-Breed Tooling<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Managing requirements in a single platform speeds up the product development process by saving time (time=money), strengthening alignment, and ensuring quality and compliance. Teams can create, review, validate, and verify requirements in one solution. With Jama Connect, teams can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have an authoritative source of truth for clear visibility throughout the product development lifecycle<\/li>\n<li>Iterate in real time for informed decision making and consensus<\/li>\n<li>Support multiple product development methodologies and engineering disciplines<\/li>\n<li>Configure the requirements management software to align to\u202findustry best practices<\/li>\n<li>Visualize how\u202ftests track back to requirements\u202fto prove quality and compliance<\/li>\n<li>Reuse validated requirements to quickly replicate features across products<\/li>\n<li>Not investigating how you can leverage software within your organization is costing you money<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are using [Jama Connect] from the design specifications\/requirements till the test case reviews&#8230;since Jama can be used as a complete project management tool, complete details of a product \/project can be tracked in one place easily.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suhas Kashyap<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Test Engineer<br \/>\nL&amp;T Technology Services<br \/>\nTrustRadius Verified Review<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cJama Connect has brought some new life to our requirements management (and how we see the inter-connectivity of functional requirements with System Requirement Specifications), better dashboards and reporting for everything it supports from printing test plans, requirements, specifications, and test runs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fred Sookiasian<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Quality Assurance Software Lead<br \/>\nAdvanced Bionics<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5>The #1 problem product engineering organizations face is complying with traceability requirements spanning siloed teams and tools. And one dirty little secret in product engineering is the plethora of traceable data stored in Microsoft Excel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/platform\/jama-connect\/integrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Jama Connect Interchange\u2122<\/u><\/a> is purpose-built to deliver end-to-end Live Traceability\u2122 (see section below) across best-of-breed tools, including Microsoft Excel \u2014 and it\u2019s the first requirements management platform to make Excel data live traceable through a point and click, integration interface.<\/h5>\n<p>Now teams can leverage the power of Jama Connect\u2019s traceability model to continuously sync traceable information from other best-of-breed tools with no change required for engineering disciplines to continue using their chosen tools to maximize productivity.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cJama Connect is one of the vital and advanced tools of the modern era. It has a methodology that can ensure complete project tracking from the first step to the execution, test cases, rectification, quality assurance, project timelining, and much more in a streamlined way which has been increasing the overall ROI and efficiency of the project. The important factor of Jama Connect is that all board members can analyze and collaborate on the performance on the same stage, and this has been increasing trust between the clients and organizations while doing large-scale management.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Engineering Strategist<\/strong><br \/>\nIT Services<br \/>\nVerified TrustRadius Review<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7kv3f85-9f81ff861d3304fa333d2d0a867de76f '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h4><strong>8: Measuring and Improving Development Success with Live Traceability\u2122<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Live requirements traceability is the ability for any engineer at any time to see the most up to date and complete upstream and downstream information for any requirement \u2014 no matter the stage of systems development or how many siloed tools and teams it spans. This enables the engineering process to be managed through data, and its performance improved in real time.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cRight off the initial stage of just importing the data in Jama Connect and trying to create the relationships, we actually saw that we had traceability gaps, just based on what we had done before in the old system. Catching these gaps would\u2019ve probably taken hours or days in our old system, while with Jama, it became obvious in a matter of minutes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Julien Guillaume<\/strong><br \/>\nProgram Manager<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/blog\/jama-connect-helps-ossur-improve-the-mobility-of-millions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00d6ssur<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But you can\u2019t improve what you can\u2019t measure!<\/p>\n<p>Jama Software<u>\u00ae<\/u>\u202fis the first to measure traceability thanks to our clients\u2019 participation in a benchmarking dataset of over 40,000 complex product development projects spanning aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial, medical device, semiconductor, space systems, and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have achieved:\u202fbetter requirement communication across departments; a better home for verification and validation test cases with traceability to the sources; and a detailed overview of traceability of requirements from regulatory requirements all the way down to risk items.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Stephen Cxerniej, P. Eng PMP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><br \/>\nGlobal Platform Systems Engineer<br \/>\nAllied Vision<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to learn more, on how to measure your traceability to improve product quality and accelerate time to market \u2014 and get your Trace Score\u2122, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/whitepaper\/requirements-traceability-benchmark?_gl=1*b9u8fc*_ga*NDkxNjE1NjIuMTY1NTk0MzUxMw..*_ga_JQG3M83PDQ*MTY1NzA3MTA0MC4zNy4xLjE2NTcwNzEwNDIuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Requirements Traceability Benchmark<\/a> (the first large-scale, empirical research to confirm that higher levels of traceability correlate to cycle time and quality improvements.) In it, we show how higher scores equal improved product quality and faster time to market. examine how traceability is measured, and the business practices that separate top-quartile performers from the rest.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cJama Connect establishes traceability proactively from user needs, risk controls, all the way through verification.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Rama Pailoor<\/strong><br \/>\nVice President of Software Engineering<br \/>\nProprio<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l7kv50c7-b2256f0da75f6034c6639f796c466571\">\n.av_promobox.av-l7kv50c7-b2256f0da75f6034c6639f796c466571{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nbackground:#05003b;\nborder-color:#05003b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-l7kv50c7-b2256f0da75f6034c6639f796c466571 avia-button-no'><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nRELATED ARTICLE: <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/webinar\/requirements-traceability-benchmark-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Requirements Traceability Benchmark Webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-2dwvzie-5e6b62cde997e78171b9b1e3769ab33e hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-27d8m9y-3042478b84263c58779a2b3a595fa2b5 av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7kv7uni-4501321ae1bc8567e9b79f6cfdca9ec6 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>When asked, \u201cWhat do you like best about Jama Connect?\u201d One G2 reviewer shared this:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8221; \u2026Traceability and the traceability matrix. The ability to establish relationship rules, relate items and item types, and then see where you have gaps is really powerful. After your relationships are established, if you make a change to an item, you can see which related items might be impacted. It makes management of requirements extremely easy.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Marshall K<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Vice President, IT Solutions<br \/>\nG2 Verfied Review<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>To speed time to market, with reduced risk of negative budget impact, now is the time invest in a modern requirements management platform<\/h3>\n<p>Jama Connect enables the delivery of high-quality products, faster, by improving the systems development process through unified requirements management and traceability across the V-model (or any product development process you utilize such as Waterfall, Agile, etc.).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cJama Connect enables a requirements-driven, systems engineering approach for deploying the V-model in product development. It helps us manage the complexities of vehicle hierarchy; interdependencies between vehicle, system &amp; component; and establish traceability between requirements to validations.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Anirban Niyogi<\/strong><br \/>\nSystems Engineering Lead, Vehicle Integration<br \/>\nNikola<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The platform\u2019s robust features coupled with an easy-to-adopt interface aligns people, processes, and tooling in one place to provide visibility and actionable insights into the end-to-end product, systems, and software development process. <strong>The result \u2014 improved product quality and accelerated time to market with reduced risk of costly delays, recalls, rework.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWe save a lot of time and effort in development and product management by using the well-made collaboration functionalities, especially in these current COVID times, when actors cannot always meet in person. We also save time by making use of the item reuse capabilities of Jama. With Jama we always know who made changes to an item, when the changes were made and sometimes even why. That helps us tracking down and understanding those changes. The ability to link pieces of information together in a relatively easy way, help us to achieve full test coverage, checking for impacts of changes upfront and oftentimes understand a requirement&#8217;s rationale. Jama [Connect] also provides good filter and search functions and especially the weaved in collaboration functions constantly prove to be useful. It is also worth mentioning that Jama [Connect] provides powerful customization options, so we were able to customize Jama to our needs and way of working.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Olaf P.<\/strong><br \/>\nRequirements Management Enterprise<br \/>\nVerified G2 Review<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l7kv8sc0-2921febca3475c25c5510cd923d19453\">\n.av_promobox.av-l7kv8sc0-2921febca3475c25c5510cd923d19453{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nbackground:#05003b;\nborder-color:#05003b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-l7kv8sc0-2921febca3475c25c5510cd923d19453 avia-button-no'><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nRELATED ARTICLE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/g2-grid-report-requirements-managements-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G2 Reviews of Jama Connect<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-1n7yd52-27f7190f890188b830a45a2e421ebaed hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-13u21ty-773d6c65e5e373a87561d6bdb7e9a82f av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7kvb7ny-1594e315f5b11f5be6000281c2b21d30 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Understandably, being on the edge of a possible recession can motivate extreme fiscal prudence, but now is not the time to duck and cover. It\u2019s the precise time to make proactive decisions that will save your organization measurably in the long run. If you\u2019re dealing with any of the budget-swallowing inefficiencies mentioned above \u2014 and can see the potential gains a modern requirements management solution like Jama Connect will offer \u2014 it might be exactly the right time to strategically think about making a change to optimize your development processes, saving money for your organization in the long run.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have achieved a significant ROI with Jama Connect in risk reduction and productivity gains: reuse is up 100%, rework is down 50%, requirements review cycle time is cut by 30% and audit preparation time is down 75%. Jama Connect is our single source of truth. If it\u2019s not in Jama Connect, it\u2019s not happening.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Kurt Shuler<\/strong><br \/>\nVP Marketing<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/requirements-management\/see-how-innovator-arteris-ip-is-leveraging-jama-connect-for-autonomous-vehicle-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arteris IP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>Are you ready to reclaim some significant budget? Give us a call to see how we can be of help or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/platform\/jama-connect\/trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>get started today with a free trial<\/u><\/a> of our award-winning requirements management software platform.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-v98icm-4c72c3fca6ad0bb68eced86dbc716047 hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2tdhyd3-d742150fbea37b3fcda82c8a25300d21 av_one_half first no_margin flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kweada7b-f2900c120a51265ad35039b5c6dd5109\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kweada7b-f2900c120a51265ad35039b5c6dd5109 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kweada7b-f2900c120a51265ad35039b5c6dd5109 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kweada7b-f2900c120a51265ad35039b5c6dd5109 av-styling- av-img-linked avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 pop-up avia-align-center  lightbox'  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.jamasoftware.com\/webinar\/best-practices-for-requirements-traceability\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='Best Practices Requirements Traceability'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-64172 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-64172 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/09\/Best-Practices-Requirements-Traceability.png\" alt='End-to-End Traceability' title='Best Practices Requirements Traceability'  height=\"231\" width=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/09\/Best-Practices-Requirements-Traceability.png 412w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/09\/Best-Practices-Requirements-Traceability-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2ji8lp3-d8ac41d2816acc539ff20e354c429723 av_one_half no_margin flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2840xw7-4d5109b43d52493f0149f0d5ed7d14a2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2840xw7-4d5109b43d52493f0149f0d5ed7d14a2{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2840xw7-4d5109b43d52493f0149f0d5ed7d14a2 hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kweaen5z-373879423aa14314862f3c60bd8c9e72\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kweaen5z-373879423aa14314862f3c60bd8c9e72{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kweaen5z-373879423aa14314862f3c60bd8c9e72 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kweaen5z-373879423aa14314862f3c60bd8c9e72 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kweaen5z-373879423aa14314862f3c60bd8c9e72 av-special-heading-h3'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >In This Webinar, Learn Best Practices for Requirements Traceability<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-o6aiif-e5f6553d9d4acf263bd11a4bd67dea18\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-o6aiif-e5f6553d9d4acf263bd11a4bd67dea18{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-o6aiif-e5f6553d9d4acf263bd11a4bd67dea18 hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-19avrtj-6f553037dfd35a9ade1539d5a2fd913a hr-short hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kweaifrr-71073301800e74711a7c9ef8683ee24a\">\n.avia_message_box.av-kweaifrr-71073301800e74711a7c9ef8683ee24a{\nborder-style:none;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='avia-messagebox-' class='avia_message_box av_notification av-kweaifrr-71073301800e74711a7c9ef8683ee24a avia-color-green avia-size-large avia-icon_select-no avia-border-' ><span class='avia_message_box_title' >DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT:<\/span><div class=\"avia_message_box_content\"><p><strong>Requirements Management<\/strong> is the process of documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then controlling change and communicating to relevant stakeholders. 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