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A Trade Study of Requirements Software Tool Selection for a Small Aerospace Firm
Author(s) -
Pacheco Troy,
Lucero Briana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2020.00771.x
Subject(s) - aerospace , analytic hierarchy process , software , computer science , division (mathematics) , software engineering , engineering management , process (computing) , pairwise comparison , systems engineering , hierarchy , process management , engineering , operations research , operating system , artificial intelligence , aerospace engineering , economics , market economy , arithmetic , mathematics
An aerospace division studied works with many sophisticated and complex aerospace projects where requirements management is a necessity. This paper represents the results of a trade study into possible software tools for requirements management across the various division programs. The study began with a survey to program leadership and systems engineers about their handlings of requirements and their use of specific requirements tools. This survey allowed for the formulation of criteria within an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) of various commercial requirements software platforms. Through the pairwise comparisons of AHP, five software tools were selected and evaluated for feasible implementation across the various division program sizes. With data from the survey and results from the AHP, this trade study suggests that Jama will most appropriately fulfill the specific needs of the division. This is based on Jama's strong performance in aspects such as security, Excel integration, and file linking.