Forrester: - Making Leaders Successful Every Day

Project managers and business analysts, the typical end users of requirements management (RM) tools, often fail to see the value of integrating RM with software configuration management (SCM). These resources focus on goals like schedule, scope, and budget, but they should consider expanding their emphasis from these ends to include some of the means by which they can be achieved. Integrating RM with SCM helps these employees understand not only what progress the team is making but also how; this integration supports more informed decision-making and helps ensure that development teams deliver the right functionality on time and under budget.