{"id":72826,"date":"2023-12-22T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T02:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/?post_type=resource-page&#038;p=72826"},"modified":"2023-12-22T18:06:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T02:06:15","slug":"the-strategic-transition-from-word-and-excel-to-modern-requirements-management","status":"publish","type":"resource-page","link":"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/ebook\/the-strategic-transition-from-word-and-excel-to-modern-requirements-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strategic Transition: From Word and Excel to Modern Requirements Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1xk07xh-bbbec7a78c99a3bc73edbd2023502169 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-72826'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-1izwc3p-0dd97e9e1f6b6e68ec68b331b5ba7c20 sc-av_two_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-1izwc3p-0dd97e9e1f6b6e68ec68b331b5ba7c20 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1dfyz5x-54808b3f45749ff6a22951230de9ef19 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><p><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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