Question

Describe Dynamic Object Orientated Requirements System (DOORS) and Matrix sheet tools used to define and manage software requirement

Answer 1

Dynamic object oriented requirements system(DOORS):

   DOORS is a requirement management application for optimizing requirements communication, collaboration and verification throughout the supply chain.

Thishelps you achieve business goals and also lets you trace, analyze, capture changes to information while maintaining the standards.

DOORS provide the following features:
a)Traceability
b)Scalability
c)Requirement management
d)Integrations
e)multi user document access
f)extensive access controls

Matrix sheet tools:

Here are some of the tools to manage requirements:

1)ReqChecker from ReqChecker:

a)ReqChecker is a tool that works with Word or other data sources.
b)The tool searches for requirements identifiers and prepares an "interactive matrix" (traceability matrix), in Excel to show the "coverage" (traceability) of requirements by other "artefacts".

2)RequirementOne from RequirementOne Inc:

a)RequirementOne is a requirements management tool and project management software that enables users to manage all of their requirements in one place.
b)The web based software offers project planning, online tender management and bug and defect tracking.

3)TopTeam Analyst from Technosolutions:

a)TopTeam is a commercial multi-user requirements management tool.
b)It supports use cases, traceability, screen prototypes, documents, issue tracking, baselines and change proposals.

4)VisualTraceSpec from VisualTraceSpec:

a)VisualTraceSpec is a tool that "simplifies your specifications and requirements management process".
b)It allows users to construct a hierarchy of items, such as a list of functional requirements tracing back to a user requirement.
c)Requirements can be filtered and sorted, made into reports, and exported as xml, rtf, html, pdf and so on.