Artifact:  Requirements Attributes

Requirements Attributes	This artifact contains a repository of project requirements, attributes and dependencies to track from a requirements management perspective.
Role:	System Analyst
More Information:	Checkpoints:Requirements Attributes Concepts: Requirement Concepts: Requirements Management Concepts: Requirement Types Concepts: Traceability Artifact: Requirements Management Plan (enclosed in the Software Development Plan)
Purpose Brief Outline Timing Responsibility Tailoring

Input to Activities: Manage Dependencies Detail the Software Requirements Prioritize Use Cases

Output from Activities: Develop Vision Detail a Use Case Manage Dependencies Detail the Software Requirements Prioritize Use Cases

Purpose

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

Brief Outline

The following views should be available for viewing the current status of the Requirements Attributes artifact:

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).

Timing

The configuration of this repository is defined in the Requirements Management Plan. The repository should be set up and begin to be populated in late inception phase. The contents will evolve throughout the whole development cycle.

Responsibility

A system analyst is responsible for the integrity of the Requirements Attributes artifact, ensuring that:

• The Requirements Attributes repository contents are updated and distributed.
• Input from all concerned parties is considered.

Tailoring

If you are using a requirements management tool, such as Rational RequisitePro, you can maintain the repository information directly in saved views in the requirements management database.

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