A Case Study in Requirements Analysis—Sakhee, Software Portfolio Manager

Abstract

This paper describes the detailed specification and design of a portfolio manager, called Sakhee, which can handle multiple projects over their requirements, human, financial and software resources, priority and their dynamic rank ordering, deliverables out of a project, a knowledge repository, feedback and testing reports, and other resources required by the project. In addition, Sakhee will allow multiple projects to be monitored simultaneously and make effective and efficient transfer of assets—both digital and personnel—across projects. In addition, Sakhee also allows the close monitoring of the entire process and progress of various projects so that inter-project knowledge and information management can also be tracked. Sakhee is not a project scheduling, project reporting or time maintenance or time management tool. Further, it is not a tool for monitoring the progress of project or project member, but Sakhee manages Portfolios and aids portfolio managers. This paper also presents the detailed requirements for the design of portfolio manager, Sakhee, its ViewSpaces and functionalities, besides its information architecture. Sakhee therefore belongs to a class of implementation concept, called the Total Portfolio Management (TPM) system.