Requirements Traceability

Requirements traceability is a sub-discipline of requirements management.  It refers to the ability to track, follow, and fully understand the life of a requirement throughout the development lifecycle, from its initial source through design, implementation, testing, and back.

Benefits of Requirements Traceability

• Enhancing compliance demonstration and risk management
• Improving quality assurance processes
• Streamlined change management and impact analysis
• Better collaboration and team alignment
• Allowing a culture of continuous improvement
• Reducing budget overruns and hidden costs
• Enabling early detection of errors, risks, and inconsistencies