The Essential Guide to Requirements Management and Traceability

What is Requirements Management?

Requirements management is the process of gathering, analyzing, and validating the needs and wants for the given product or system being developed. Successful requirements management ensures that completed deliverables meet the expectations of key stakeholders. Requirements can be managed using documents, however, complex systems or products in highly regulated industries mitigate risk by using trusted requirements management tools.

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Requirements Management

An introduction to requirements management and how it helps product teams get releases out the door on time.

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Writing Requirements

Learn more about functional requirements, non-functional requirements, and the best practices for writing high quality product and software requirements.

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Requirements Gathering and Management Processes

Learn more about best practices for requirements gathering, defining and implementing requirements baselines, requirements gathering techniques for Agile teams.

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Requirements Traceability

Learn more about what requirements traceability is and why it matters, best practices for requirements traceability, and the benefits having end-to-end traceability.

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Requirements Management Tools and Software

Learn more about the benefits of implementing a formal requirements management tool or software, the risks of outdated or legacy solutions, and tips on how to select the right solution for you team.

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Requirements Validation and Verification

Learn more about verification and validation – including the similarities and differences – best practices, and leveraging requirements management software to streamline V&V activities.

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Meeting Regulatory Compliance and Industry Standards

Learn more about best practices for compliance management, understanding ISO standards, creating a design history file (DHF), and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

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Project Management

Learn more about project management and managing project scope, including avoiding common project scope management pitfalls.

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Measuring Requirements

Learn more about measuring requirements, why it’s important, and several meaningful metrics related to requirements activities.

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