QWE2002 Paper 8I Mr. Scott Jefferies (Starbase Corporation) A Requirements-Based Approach to Delivering E-Business and Enterprise Applications

Key Points

• Minimize application failure and revenue loss and maintain loyal customers.
• Shorten development timeframe, decrease costs and improve application quality.
• Integrated requirements-based approach that enables project teams to optimize initiatives.

Presentation Abstract

This presentation will demonstrate to attendees how a requirements-based approach to delivering E-business and enterprise applications will minimize application failure, avoid revenue loss and maintain loyal customers. And with a proven process in place, organizations can make an even bigger impact on the development cycle, shortening the development timeframe, decreasing costs and significantly improving application quality.

About the Author

Currently a Regional Technical Manager with Starbase, Scott Jefferies has over 25 years’ of experience in providing business and information management solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. He is experienced in the installation and implementation of automated software quality (ASQ) tools on a variety of platforms.

Prior to Starbase, Scott also served as Technology Engineer for Technology Builders, Inc. (TBI), where he was responsible for the implementation of both requirements management and automated testing tools, with a focus on the integration of those tools. Scott was a key player in establishing TBI ’s requirements-based approach to delivering e-business and enterprise applications, which includes requirements management, test case design, test and defect management, and automated testing. In February 2001, TBI was acquired by Starbase, the leading provider of end-to-end collaboration products for both the development and management of content and code for eBusiness applications.