Requirements management in Jira 101: the basics
Successful software development actually starts long before the team starts coding. The first phase of the process should be gathering requirements, as most defects result from misunderstandings at the beginning of the project. When more and more people decide on the Agile project management approach, it’s essential to think through the requirements thoroughly. Whichever form of requirements we choose, they’ll affect the work of everyone […]
29 October 2019 • 31 min read
How your project management approach affects requirements documentation
There are a few software development models, and each has its pros and cons. Nevertheless, they all have one thing in common: whichever one you choose, it will influence your requirements management as well as other parts of the development. To begin with, requirements represent an early phase of the process, so it’d certainly affect the whole software, if […]
31 May 2019 • 20 min read
Test Management in Jira 101: the basics
Software development is a complicated activity that consists of many different stages, one of which is test management. Nowadays companies constantly improve their testing processes, having in mind the quality assurance of their final product. As the field is constantly growing, there are more and more conferences, meetups, online groups, books and publications dedicated to software testing. […]
21 January 2019 • 23 min read
5 reasons your project needs software requirements specification
Agile Manifesto’s fourth principle values the ability to respond to change over following a plan. But it doesn’t mean you can give up on any planning whatsoever and simply go with the flow. Instead, you need to ensure you have consistent requirements for your project gathered in one place, documented, structured, and taken into account […]
27 September 2018 • 17 min read
Requirements management: 6 best practices
Even if you launch your project with a complete set of requirements, expect changes to crop up once the project is up and running. Depending on which project management model you choose, adding, modifying, or removing requirements after you start can be quite costly and time-consuming. That’s why you need a continuous requirements management process, […]
30 January 2018 • 21 min read
