Compuware Corporation and SteelTrace, Ltd, announced today that they have combined their industry-leading solutions for model-driven development and requirements definition/management. Compuware OptimalJ and SteelTrace Catalyze are now integrated to fully leverage requirements management information throughout the application development lifecycle.
Supporting business and technical demands, the integration of these solutions improves productivity and increases quality in the delivery of applications that truly meet the requirements of the business.
"Over 80% of IT projects fail. All too often the reasons for failure are traced back to poorly defined requirements and the inability to communicate requirements effectively between the business and technical stakeholders of a project," said Bob Barker, Vice-President, Strategic Planning, Compuware. "Our alliance with SteelTrace directly addresses this problem by allowing all project stakeholders to participate in the requirements process and then automating the communication of requirements information to a platform for model-driven architecture and development."
SteelTrace Catalyze`s requirements-driven approach to the project lifecycle means business analysts can easily capture detailed requirements. Using Catalyze with Compuware OptimalJ transforms detailed requirements into UML Use Cases - the starting point of model-driven, pattern-based development.
This is a comprehensive, role-based solution that enables collaboration between both business and IT units without adding undue overhead to the development process, providing faster results and higher software quality.
"There is a gap between the way requirements are defined by business analysts, project managers and end-user customers, and how those requirements are received, interpreted and implemented by developers," said Mark Melville, CEO, SteelTrace, Ltd. "Today`s enterprises need to enable their extended IT teams to develop and define requirements more effectively and share that information with the entire development team more efficiently.
The Compuware-SteelTrace partnership represents the only industry solution to give equal support to both the business and technical project team members."
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SteelTrace develops business process and requirement tools that increase the accuracy between customer requirements and system delivery. SteelTrace`s Catalyze tool suite helps business and systems analysts, project managers, qa/testers and systems architects/designers capture, document and model customer requirements and system specifications. SteelTrace is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with offices in London and New York.
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) is a world leader in delivering software and services that enable businesses to manage their enterprises and maximise the value of their IT assets. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the performance of business-driving applications. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves the world`s leading IT organisations, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at http://www.compuware.co.za.
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