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Requirements Management
Requirements Management
Level 2
Category: Project and Work Management
The purpose of Requirements Management (REQM) is to manage requirements of products and product components and to ensure alignment between those requirements and the work plans and work products.
The purpose of Requirements Management (REQM) is to manage requirements of products and product components and to ensure alignment between those requirements and the work plans and work products.
SG 1 Manage Requirements
SP 1.1 Understand Requirements
SP 1.2 Obtain Commitment to Requirements
SP 1.3 Manage Requirements Changes
SP 1.4 Maintain Bidirectional Traceability of Requirements
SP 1.5 Ensure Alignment Between Work Products and Requirements
SG 1 Manage Requirements
SG 1 Manage Requirements
Requirements are managed and inconsistencies with plans and work products are identified.
Requirements are managed and inconsistencies with plans and work products are identified.
SP 1.1 Understand Requirements
SP 1.1 Understand Requirements
Develop an understanding with the requirements providers on the meaning of the requirements.
Develop an understanding with the requirements providers on the meaning of the requirements.
Example Work Products
Example Work Products
Lists of criteria for distinguishing appropriate requirements providers
Criteria for evaluation and acceptance of requirements
Results of analyses against criteria
A set of approved requirements
Subpractices
Subpractices
Establish criteria for distinguishing appropriate requirements providers.
Establish objective criteria for the evaluation and acceptance of requirements.
Analyze requirements to ensure that established criteria are met.
Reach an understanding of requirements with requirements providers so that participants can commit to them.
SP 1.2 Obtain Commitment to Requirements
SP 1.2 Obtain Commitment to Requirements
Obtain commitment to requirements from participants.
Obtain commitment to requirements from participants.
Example Work Products
Example Work Products
Requirements impact assessments
Documented commitments to requirements and requirements changes
Subpractices
Subpractices
Assess the impact of requirements on existing commitments.
Negotiate and record commitments.
SP 1.3 Manage Requirements Changes
SP 1.3 Manage Requirements Changes
Manage changes to requirements as they evolve.
Manage changes to requirements as they evolve.
Example Work Products
Example Work Products
Requirements change requests
Requirements change impact reports
Requirements status
Requirements database
Subpractices
Subpractices
Document all requirements and requirements changes that are given to or generated by the work group.
Maintain a requirements change history, including the rationale for changes.
Evaluate the impact of requirement changes from the standpoint of relevant stakeholders.
Make requirements and change data available to the work group.
SP 1.4 Maintain Bidirectional Traceability of Requirements
SP 1.4 Maintain Bidirectional Traceability of Requirements
Maintain bidirectional traceability among requirements and work products.
Maintain bidirectional traceability among requirements and work products.
Example Work Products
Example Work Products
Requirements traceability matrix
Requirements tracking system
Subpractices
Subpractices
Maintain requirements traceability to ensure that the source of lower level (i.e., derived) requirements is documented.
Maintain requirements traceability from a requirement to its derived requirements and allocation to work products.
Generate a requirements traceability matrix.
SP 1.5 Ensure Alignment Between Work Products and Requirements
SP 1.5 Ensure Alignment Between Work Products and Requirements
Ensure that plans and work products remain aligned with requirements.
Ensure that plans and work products remain aligned with requirements.
Example Work Products
Example Work Products
Documentation of inconsistencies between requirements and work plans and work products, including sources and conditions
Corrective actions
Subpractices
Subpractices
Review work plans, activities, and work products for consistency with requirements and changes made to them.
Identify the source of the inconsistency (if any).
Identify any changes that should be made to plans and work products resulting from changes to the requirements baseline.
Initiate any necessary corrective actions.
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