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Our consultants are experts in methods, tools and techniques for business and system development, with a focus on requirements management. We share our experiences in our newsletter.

Use Case Insights Series 1: When Use Cases Go Bad: Turning Chaos into Business Clarity

By: Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Ever sat through a project meeting thinking, “Who on earth wrote this use case, and why does it read like a database manual?” You’re not alone. Use cases – those simple tools meant to clarify requirements – often become so…

Measuring Utility in Generative AI for Requirements Management: How Much Should You Invest?

By: Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Imagine you're a captain navigating a complex sea of product development. Requirements management is your compass, ensuring you stay on course. Now, with Generative AI, you have an advanced navigation system capable of rea…

10 February 2025

Transform Your Requirements Management with Requirement AI Analyzer for IBM DOORS Next

By: Yaru Wang, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Did you know poor-quality requirements are one of the leading causes of project delays and failures? Imagine if there were a way to ensure your requirements are consistently clear, compliant, and actionable—with…

23 January 2025

Reflecting on 2024: Advancing Requirements Management and Innovation

By: Yaru Wang, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB As we reflect on the milestones of 2024, Celeris Consulting is proud to have contributed to the evolving landscape of requirements management and system engineering. This year, our thought leadership centred aro…

31 October 2024

When Halloween Becomes a Real Horror Show: Lessons in Requirements Management

By: Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Halloween events are meant to thrill, bringing communities together for a night of spooky fun. But without structured planning and clear requirements management, even the most promising Halloween celebrations can turn into…

17 October 2024

Unlocking the Power of Generative AI in Requirements Management: Insights and Applications

By: Lasse Mikkonen, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB In the evolving landscape of requirements management (RM), where precision, efficiency, and adaptability are critical, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force. Whether…

23 September 2024

Good-enough Requirements Engineering

By: Julian Frattini, BTH & Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Issues in requirements specifications – no matter whether in formal, systematic requirements specifications or more agile user stories – incur significant cost in the later stages of software dev…

Navigating the Agile Terrain: The Essential Role of a Business Analyst in Multi-Team Sprints

By: Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB In the fast-paced world of agile development, the role of a business analyst (BA) is pivotal. The BA's ability to plan, prioritize, and oversee the development of user stories and features is crucial to the success of agil…

Natural Language Processing for RM

By: Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Natural Language Processing (NLP) is an increasingly important technology in the field of requirements management. This cutting-edge technology offers many benefits for organizations looking to improve their efficiency and…

Balancing Act: Achieving Speed and Control in Financial Product Development

By: Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB The Dilemma of Requirements Management in the Financial Industry In the fast-paced world of financial product development, there's a perpetual tug-of-war between speed and control. On one side, there's the need for agilit…

Unlocking Efficiency: The Power of Global Configuration Management in Requirements Management

By: Simone Bernardi, Christian Ehrenborg, Celeris AB In the dynamic world of product development, where requirements evolve and markets shift, managing the diverse array of demands can feel like navigating a labyrinth without a map. However, amid…

05 February 2024

Unlocking the Power of Machine Learning and AI in System Development: Enhancing Requirements Management

By: Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Introduction In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, the integration of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer for various industries. One area where this transformative…

07 November 2023

How to reconcile speed and control within system engineering

By: Anders Ekman, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Introduction System engineering has been through several paradigm shifts during the past 2-3 decades, where two predominant trends during the past decade have been a) agile development and delivery, in…

05 October 2023

Unlocking requirements management using OSLC extensions

By: Wilhelm Ekman, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Working on large and complex projects, especially in the presence of numerous regulations and evolving technologies, can be overwhelming. In such scenarios, leveraging available tools and resources becomes c…

01 September 2023

RM Failures - The Vasa ship disaster

By: Ulf Lewander, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB The Vasa ship disaster is a well-known historical event that provides important lessons for professionals involved in product development today. When the Vasa ship was launched in 1628, it was intended to be…

On the right tool for the right product

By: Christian Ehrenborg, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB On the right tool for the right product User Stories, Epics, Functions, Specification by Example, Use Cases etc. are often advocated during the software product development process. Still often not en…

Test Management in Product Development: The Importance of Requirements for Testing

By: Johanna Färnlöf, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB In today's technology-driven climate, product development is a complex process. With so much at stake, testing is essential to ensuring that a product meets all the requirements and functions as intended…

Requirements Management Failures

By: Jörg Lindner, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB An Example from the Australian Telecom Industry What happened to telecommunications company Optus in September 2022? Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia and a wholly owned su…

On the inefficiencies of JIRA as a Requirements Management tool in banking projects

By: Ireneus Pisanko, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB What is JIRA and what is not meant for JIRA is a widely popular project management tool that is used across various industries, including the banking one. JIRA has been developed primarily as a tracking t…

On writing good requirements

By: Simone Bernardi, Anders Ekman, Celeris AB A common mistake in requirements management A common mistake in the adoption of new ways of working within corporations is the excessive focus on new tools and new innovative methods (see example Shreta et a…

02 November 2022

What is Variant Management and why does it matter to banks

By: Anders Ekman, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Can a banker learn from a car engineer? When you produce and sell a product to customers you quickly realize that customer needs differ by segment and by market, which calls for the customization of a produc…

04 October 2022

Requirements Management Failures - Examples from the building and Construction Industry

By: Thomas Richter, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Requirements Management gone wrong Berlin's new airport was supposed to open in October 2011. However, the opening date could not be met. Among other things one of the main problems was that the fire prote…

Regulation, Complexity, and the need for Requirements Management

By: Thomas Richter, Simone Bernardi, Celeris AB Regulatory evolution in Swiss real estate In a recent paper that appeared in the Swiss Real Estate Journal ZHAW researchers Richter and Ziegler (2022)…

Seven steps toward regulatory excellence - Step 7 - Requirements Lifecycle Management

By: Simone Bernardi, Anders Ekman, Celeris AB Bringing it all together Over the past weeks, we have presented capabilities that incrementally add more sophistication to any requirements management pursuit. From being able to uniquely identify requiremen…

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