Task: Plan Requirements Management Strategy |
Develop a strategy for managing the requirements of a project, or for multiple projects in an organization.
Disciplines: Requirements
Purpose
To develop a plan for organizing, collecting, managing, and controlling the requirement set for a project, as well as managing changes to those requirements.
Relationships
Roles | Primary Performer: Analyst | Additional Performers:
Outputs | Requirements Management Process Description
Main Description
Usually an organization will capture one or two strategies, which will be used for multiple projects of a similar nature. If a new project is very different in the nature of its requirements than previous projects implemented at the organization, it would be a good idea to consider whether previously-used strategies for managing requirements still apply. If not, a Requirements Management Strategy will need to be identified and captured. The requirements management strategy includes: The structure of the requirement set The tools used for automation The attributes used for tracking information The process flows for approval and review of the requirement set, and for changes to the requirement set If this is a large and complex requirement set, the strategy must be documented thoroughly as a Requirements Management Process Description.
Steps
Select representation for documenting the requirements management strategy
This can be captured in a Microsoft Word document, or as an extension to the Requirements Management practice in IBM® Rational® Method Composer. The method that is chosen to capture the strategy would depend on what is convenient for the author as well as accessible to the audience.
Define requirement types and attributes
Identify document types
Define requirements management metrics
Define metrics that measure the quality and stability of the requirements.
Define traceability strategy
Identify tools
Select tools that automate the requirements management tasks.
Define requirements management process
Capture the process workflows for requirements management and requirements changes.
Illustrations
Examples | Requirements Management Process Description
More Information
Concepts | Traceability Matrix
Guidelines | Categorizing Requirements
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