Process Goodies

Now Available: The Process Impact Super Bundle
The Process Impact Super Bundle conveniently combines a wealth of valuable software development and project management resources on a single CD. Contents include everything on the Process Impact Goodies Disk and much more: 48 templates and other process assets; 2 handbooks; 6 webinars; the 5-Minute Analyst eLearning series; the 5-Minute Manager eLearning series; and more (see details). Buy now for just $300, a 63% discount from list price of the individual items.

Process Impact Goodies Disk

Rather than downloading every item one at a time, you can purchase a convenient CD containing all of the downloadable process assets on the Process Impact "Goodies" pages, along with many other useful items. The CD contains 46 templates, forms, checklists, spreadsheet tools, process descriptions, and other items (see complete list), many of which are not available for free downloading. The CD also includes our popular "Project Initiation Handbook" and "Software Process Improvement Handbook" (a $60 value) and the "Software Requirements: 10 Traps to Avoid" webinar (a $30 value). Order this CD now for just $125.

Requirements Engineering | Project Management | Process Improvement | Peer Reviews | Subcontract Management

It's hard enough to put better ways of working into practice without having to invent everything yourself. Here are some templates and work aids -- "process assets" -- to help you get started. Treat every template, checklist, process, or worksheet as a starting point, and adapt them to meet the needs and nature of your own projects. Except for purchased items, which may not be redistributed, you are free to use these items, to modify them to best suit your needs, and to share them with your colleagues. However, you may not sell or license them, incorporate them into any commercial product or service, or post them on a public web site accessible outside your company.

These items are provided on a shareware basis. All payments are donated to the Norm Kerth Benefit Fund. Norm is a highly respected software consultant who suffered a disabling brain injury in an automobile accident (details). A suggested donation is $10 per downloaded item. You can donate through PayPal or by mailing a check made out to "Norm Kerth Benefit Fund" to Process Impact, 11491 SE 119th Drive, Happy Valley, OR 97086-8278.

Unfortunately, fewer than 0.1% of visitors who download items make any shareware payment. Your payment will help ensure that these items remain available on the Process Impact web site and that Norm can keep his house. Thank you!

Requirements Engineering

Sample requirements documents, including a vision and scope document, use cases, software requirements specification (SRS), business rules, data dictionary, and some analysis models for a small information system (ZIP file)
Current Requirements Practice Self-Assessment and an Excel spreadsheet to analyze the data (courtesy of Tom Mego, Keithley Instruments)
Software Requirements Specification Template
Vision and Scope Document Template
Use Case Template
Change Control Process
Template for Change Control Board Charter
Requirements Change Impact Analysis Checklist and Worksheet
Requirements Prioritization Spreadsheet
Requirements Analyst Job Description

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Process Improvement

Software Process Improvement Handbook (includes templates)
Karl's list of interesting SPI articles

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Software Subcontract Management

Process Impact has developed a comprehensive Software Subcontract Management Process, which includes a detailed and well-structured process description with many supporting templates, spreadsheet tools, checklists, and guidance documents. The process is generally compliant with the CMM's Software Subcontract Management Key Process Area and with IEEE Std 1062-1998, "IEEE Recommended Practice for Software Acquisition." This set of process assets may be purchased from Process Impact for $295. The process package is delivered as a Zip file by email.

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Last Modified: Friday, 05-Sep-2008 12:13:43 EDT