Recently, I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Magdy Hanna of the IIST (International Institute of Software Testing) and Rommana Software. Dr. Hanna was insightful and knowledgeable about many topics including Business Analysis. We discussed several topics including E2 Consulting’s new Comprehensive & Robust Requirements Specification Process (CRRSP) requirements methodology, project success rates and potential areas of improvement within the project life cycle.

During the meeting Dr. Hanna took the time to introduce me to Rommana’s new Life Cycle Management Software. I have to say, I was quite impressed! I have been looking for an integrated tool that included requirements management as an equal component for almost ten years.

As a result, I have reviewed numerous requirements tools and other tools that allow for the capture of requirements and business processes. Unfortunately many of the tools I have reviewed have fallen short.

They often simply include a requirements document repository (as in the case of the Mercury Test Suite), or they miss critical components to the rest of the project items under the purview of the BA (as in Compuware’s Optimal Trace). The biggest piece that I see is consistently missing is the ability to work with the requirements, trace them back to scope, through process mapping and then forward through development and then the testing cycle.

Still if you could hobble these systems together and add in Pega Systems BPM software, you’d have a workable model. The biggest concern would still be data flow between the systems and reliability of the data if you were to build an application bridge. It would definitely be considered unreliable if you performed manual data transfers between the systems and there would be a considerable risk of the loss of data integrity.

I believe the new LCMS package will not only deliver this, but will actually improve the management of application environments from a program management level. Rommana is the first life cycle management tool that I have been introduced to that actually offers a full suite of project functionality from project management and requirements, through to testing. Clearly, the advantage here is that traceability is inherent in the application without the risk of a loss of data integrity.

I strongly encourage you to check out the tool and accessing their free trial. I know you’ll be as impressed as I was!

Check out their trial at: www.rommanasoftware.com