The future of requirements management tools

In this paper we look at what industry can expect by way of developments in requirements management tools in the short, medium and long-term future. Introduction This paper attempts to identify prospects for existing requirements management tools. The paper is based on considerable experience of building and using requirements management tools, advising organizations on the selection of tools, and knowledge of ongoing research work in the area. The work of the principal author in this area was originally inspired by Prof. Roland Traunmller who drew his attention to the gap in our understanding of the processes involved in the early stages of software development. Prof. Traumller has played a key role in bridging between the information systems community where the problems of requirements are properly appreciated and the software engineering community where the tools and methods exist which have a prospect of addressing them. Requirements management is the systems engineering activit...