1. Connecting the Product Development Process – Focal Point & DOORS

2. Top reasons why products fail Source: Aberdeen Group , August 2006

3. How many of you would NOT like to see your requirements like this? You may have to make crucial decisions based on something like this...

5. Enabling collaboration between Focal Point users and DOORS users Requirements Management in DOORS DOORS project DOORS project DOORS project Decision support in Focal Point Collect Analyze Plan Product management in Focal Point Manage Prioritize Monitor

12. Requirements flow from Focal Point to DOORS – the hourglass model Product Management feeds Requirements Management Focal Point DOORS Collect, Analyze from a business perspective, Prioritize, Plan Analyze from a technical perspective, Decompose and allocate, Formalize, Trace Verify Less formal information “ WHAT-oriented” - Decide Helps earn money Formalized information “ HOW-oriented” - Execute Helps save money

14. Enabling collaboration between Focal Point users and DOORS users Requirements Management in DOORS DOORS project DOORS project DOORS project Decision support in Focal Point Collect Analyze Plan Product management in Focal Point Manage Prioritize Monitor