A requirements model (RQM) helps you analyze any kind of written requirements and to link them with design objects in other models. You can use an RQM to represent any structured document (e.g. functional specification, test plan, business goals, etc.) and import and export hierarchies of requirements as MS Word documents.
The PowerDesigner® Requirements Model allows you to:
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Create requirements from design objects, and vice versa - some design objects (e.g. business rules, packages, use cases) may correspond to requirements, and vice versa
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Create and update an MS Word document from an RQM - to provide users with an MS Word document corresponding to the RQM
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Create and update a requirements model from an MS Word document – when starting from an existing MS Word document
The following example shows a Requirement Model containing various views, which help specifying the CyberFridge project:
Special thanks to Dr Gregory Abowd and his team, Jeffrey Corn (Manager), Travis Works (Architect), John Garrard (Programmer), Kesniel Acton (Technical Writer), and Dinesh Krishna (Quality Assurance), who designed the CyberFridge project – Copyright 2004, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415, All Rights Reserved
Demo requirements models are available in the Examples directory.
Suggested Bibliography
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INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) – http://www.incose.org