Author: Amanda Jennewein
Date: August 2024
Audience: Cloud-hosted Customers
Products Applicable: Jama Connect®, Jama Connect Advisor™ (add-on)
Summary
Jama Connect Advisor™ is a separately purchased add-on that works in your Jama Connect® cloud environment. Jama Connect Advisor analyzes your product requirements against industry standards such as INCOSE Rules and EARS Notation, then recommends improvements. This fast, accurate analysis and advice help your requirements align with engineering-focused natural language and best practices.
Well-written requirements are critical for the development of any successful system. Requirements drive the design, development, and user experience of the system. An effective requirement states something that is necessary, verifiable, and attainable. A well-written requirement can improve productivity and quality.
Jama Connect Advisor is an available add-on for Jama Connect cloud customers. Contact your Customer Success Manager for more information.
BENEFITS OF USING JAMA CONNECT ADVISOR™
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Improves your requirements' quality, accuracy, and usability across your organization.
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Assists development teams in standardizing the process and language of requirement authoring.
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Saves time for authoring, reviewing, and updating requirement statements.
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Helps deliver programs and projects on time and within budget.
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Reduces the risk of late-stage errors.
WHAT ARE INCOSE RULES AND EARS NOTATION?
INCOSE Rules —
The International Council for Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1990. It developed INCOSE Rules for writing requirements in the context of systems engineering to help developers create and refine well-written requirements.
EARS Notation -
The Easy Approach to Requirements Syntax (EARS) is a method that guides the writing of requirements using a recommended structure and a set of rules. The EARS patterns offer straightforward, structured guidance to help authors produce high-quality requirements."
REQUIREMENTS
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You must configure an item type before enabling Jama Connect Advisor.
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After you configure an item type, you must enable Jama Connect Advisor.
Additional Resources
- Jama Connect Advisor™ Documentation can be found in the User Guide.
- Interpreting the results
- Configure an item type for Jama Connect Advisor
- Enable Jama Connect Advisor
- Analyze a requirements statement (Single Item View)
- Analyze a requirements statement (Document View)
- Learn more about INCOSE
- Learn more about EARS
References
- Success Programs
- Success Catalog
- Datasheets
- Request a Solution Offering or Training from the Success Catalog
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