This article from Jason Moccia of OneSpring examines the issues with traditional textual requirements and how simulation helps solves these issues.

Jason has over ten years of experience in the software development field and is a co-founder and managing partner of OneSpring (www.onespring.net).

This is a technical paper from the SEI Technical Report
CMU/SEI-2008-TR-002

"Process Simulation Modeling (PSIM) technology can be used to evaluate issues related to process strategy, process improvement, technology and tool adoption, project management and control, and process design. Recent developments in PSIM tools have drastically cut the costs to develop models for evaluating such issues, and new methods have been developed to apply PSIM, enabling it to provide greater business value. At the same time, trends within the software industry towards improving operations and reducing costs have heightened the need for tools to better plan and manage processes. As a result, organizations regard PSIM as an attractive tool that can provide business value today.

This report shows examples of how PSIM has been implemented within industry and government organizations to improve process consistency and results. The report also shows, via many examples, exactly how PSIM supports Capability Maturity Model Integration Process Areas from level 2 through level 5."

Top 10 tools for UI designers, information architects and usability specialists. Below is the complete list of tools which help the UI designers in their difficult work.

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Since specialized simulation (or prototyping) tools are gaining momentum and visibility in th requirements definition arena, all Business Analysts should understand the pros and cons of using such a tool to automate their (rather manual) work.

This article examines the issues with traditional textual requirements and how simulation helps solve these issues.