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