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Why Planning Software Requirements Needs a Better Process

Many of us have been in the software development world for a while now, and we’ve seen the hurdles that teams face when tackling software project requirements. It’s a process that consumes both time and budget, leading to constant frustrations and setbacks for everyone involved. This is no secret; researchers and practitioners agree, with studies showing that large IT projects tend to go over budget by 45%, run late by 7%, and deliver a staggering 56% less value than expected.

The team at Process understands that these challenges aren’t groundbreaking news. You might have reached a point where you’ve made peace with the chaos, but we’re here to say that just accepting it is what’s leading to burnout in the first place.

 

The Cost of Unclear Requirements

Some argue that the primary issue in our industry is poor communication. Sure, we agree, but we also bet the last thing you need is another meeting where you’re either rehashing the same stuff or not saying much at all. Let’s call it what it is – confusion.

Right now, we’re dealing with unclear action items, vague requirements, and pointless meetings trying to clear up all this missing information. What’s worse is that we’re letting this confusion eat up our precious time and resources when it could all be so much simpler.

This is why we made Process – it’s our solution to trim down the costs of software development and smooth out the bumps between engineers and product leaders. Our AI-powered platform catalyzes your software development process, generating every nitty-gritty software ticket your engineering team needs without getting bogged down by:

  • Unclear action items
  • Vague requirements
  • Waiting for you to squeeze in time between meetings to dump all those unclear action items and vague requirements into Jira

 

How The Process App Works

To be clear, we know you’re not perfect, and neither is AI. But what we made sure to do is make our product as precise and customizable as possible. You have full control to tweak what your software tickets say before they’re on Jira. With Process, it’s a straightforward process – just share your epic, story, or task title, and it assembles everything you need: context, design decisions, requirements, and subtickets. The decision-making power is in your hands. You can embellish, add, remove, and shuffle around text and sections – or maybe, it’s all good, and we just saved you an hour of tedious writing and meetings.

Yet, the standout feature isn’t even about editing software ticket content. What we’re confident you’ll love is our “Generate” button next to your subtickets. This is where the magic happens because now you get to decide how deep you want to dive into specific project aspects, so no questions are left unanswered.

The “Generate” button is designed to do more than just scratch the surface; it can conjure up even more detailed low-level requirements and action items. This feature can provide invaluable insight into tasks that could potentially derail your team’s progress, opening the door to more productive and enlightening discussions with your engineers. It’s not just a button; it’s your key to unlocking a deeper understanding of your project dynamics.

 

Looking Ahead

Our team worked tirelessly on every detail, putting in long hours and countless iterations to get the tool just right. We’re also not just preaching; we’re practicing by integrating Process into our software project management as well. We believe this is the best way we can fully understand how to make our product better for you in the future.

This is just the beginning of our journey. We hope you’ll join us in making the software development process more manageable, enabling all of us to deliver better results without squandering resources. If you want to see what it’s like to have more time and fewer questions in your day-to-day job, you can start here now.