Work Product (Artifact): Requirements Attributes
This work product describes a repository of project requirements, attributes and dependencies to assist managing change from a requirements perspective.
Purpose

The Requirements Attributes work product provides a repository of the requirement text, attributes and Traceability for all requirements. It should be accessible by everyone in the development organization.

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RolesResponsible: Modified By:
Input ToMandatory:
  • None
Optional: External:
  • None
Output From
Description
Brief Outline

The following views should be available for viewing the current status of the work product:

1. Requirement Attribute Matrices

1.1 <type of requirement>
For each type of requirement, present a matrix that lists the requirements on one axis, and all attributes on the other axis. For each requirement, show the state of its respective attributes.

2. Requirement Traceability Matrices

2.1 <type of requirement>

2.1.1 <type of requirement traced to>
For each type of requirement, present a matrix that lists the requirements on one axis, and all items traced to on the other axis. For each trace, show its state (OK or suspect).

3. Requirement Traceability Tree

3.1 <type of requirement>

3.1.1 <type of requirement traced to>
A traceability tree provides a graphical view of Traceability relationships to or from requirements of a specific requirements type (the root).

Properties
Optional
PlannedYes
Tailoring
Representation Options

Decide whether the attributes are to be documented in the requirements work products, in the Requirements Management Plan, or managed using requirements management tools such as Rational RequisitePro.  If you are using a requirements management tool, you can maintain the repository information directly in saved views in the requirements management database.



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