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Just what the world now needs
On seeing ScopeMaster® for the first time, Ziad Iqbal, CEO of Archibo, says of ScopeMaster and it's use in digital transformation work: "This is just what the world now needs"
Book recommendations
Some of our favourite books on software: Software Measurement and Estimation Applied Software Measurement: Global Analysis of Productivity and Quality, by Capers Jones The Economics of Software Quality by Capers Jones and Olivier Bonsignour Quantifying Software by Capers Jones Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art by Steve McConnell A Guide to Software Size Measurement (free) by Charles Symons Software Engineering and coding The Certified Software Quality Engineer Handbook by Linda Westfall Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell More Effective Agile by Steve McConnell Requirements Work Software Requirements (Developer Best Practices) by Karl Wiegers and Joy Beatty Discovering Real Business Requirements [...]
Product Backlog Refinement – Hyperautomated
Product backlog refinement (PBR) is the continuous process of improving the list of (software) work to be done. PBR is the cornerstone to deciding what must be done and in what order. In this article we describe the main activities of product backlog refinement and how they can be accelerated with ScopeMaster®'s intelligent requirements analyser. Product Backlog Refinement Product Backlog Refinement is the regular activity carried by most or all of the team in a meeting with the goal of preparing activities for the upcoming iteration(s). The key activities are: Clarifying user stories, so that the team has a common [...]
Requirements Engineering – automated
Requirements Engineering - what is it? The activities of requirements engineering typically include following: Requirements elicitation - Discovering needs and wants regarding the software product. Requirements analysis– examining, interpreting and verifying requirements, includes checking for defects, tracing requirements to business objectives. This can include diagramming. System Modeling - is a form of requirements analysis, it means describing a system with diagrams such as Use Case Diagrams, Entity Relationship Models, Data flow diagrams, Class diagrams, wire frames and other user experience mock ups. The role of modelling is to describe the system so that a common and consistent understanding is reached by all those involved [...]
Webinar for Software Architects
Join the upcoming webinar hosted by IASA Global (International Association of Software Architects) by Colin Hammond on the value and benefits of hyperautomation of requirements analysis for Software Architects. In this talk Colin Hammond will present hyperautomation of requirements analysis and the benefits that this can bring to software architects. Colin will describe the principles and techniques used and then give some real examples of the kind of insight that this can bring to software architects. He will show how within a set of requirements for a piece of software, the approach can help detect ambiguities, validate of customer need, check for completeness, [...]
ScopeMaster Signs Agreement with Metri Group, Netherlands
9th March 2021, Marlow UK Benchmarking and consultancy organization Metri (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and ScopeMaster Ltd (Marlow, UK) have entered into an exclusive collaboration for the Dutch market. Companies that are seeking to reduce risk on large software projects, and wanting to achieve cheaper, better, faster software development, can now benefit from the combined experience and wisdom of Metri and the hyperautomation of requirements analysis and measurement from ScopeMaster®. Recent research by Accenture shows that 35% of production disruptions originate from incomplete or unclear requirements. Finding and repairing defects in the User Stories as early as possible therefore saves a lot of money and effort. ScopeMaster [...]
