EPF_Practices/core.tech.common.extend_supp/guidances/concepts/traceability.xmi

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    Traceability is about understanding how high-level requirements (objectives, goals, aims, aspirations, expectations,&#xD;
    needs) are transformed into low-level requirements, how they are implemented, and how they are verified.&#xD;
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    Using traceability can provide the following benefits &lt;a class=&quot;elementlinkwithusertext&quot; href=&quot;./../../../core.tech.common.base/guidances/supportingmaterials/references.tech_6CCF393.html#HUL05&quot; guid=&quot;_9ToeIB83Edqsvps02rpOOg&quot;>[HUL05]&lt;/a>:&#xD;
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        &lt;strong>Greater confidence in meeting objectives&lt;/strong>&#xD;
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        Establishing traceability engenders greater reflection on how objectives are satisfied.&amp;nbsp; Traceability permits&#xD;
        coverage analysis to ensure that everything you have done everything that you agreed to do and only what you agreed&#xD;
        to do.&#xD;
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        &lt;strong>Ability to assess the impact of change&lt;/strong>&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
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        Traceability permits various forms of impact analysis that can be used to assess the impact of a proposed change on&#xD;
        the cost, schedule, and technical aspects of the project.&#xD;
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        &lt;strong>Improved accountability&lt;/strong>&#xD;
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        Traceability provides greater clarity about how work contributes to the whole.&#xD;
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        &lt;strong>Ability to track progress&lt;/strong>&#xD;
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        It is notoriously difficult to measure progress when all that you are doing is creating and revising artifacts.&#xD;
        Traceability processes allow precise measures of progress, such as: Is there a design artifact for each&#xD;
        requirement? Is there a test case for each requirement?.&#xD;
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        &lt;strong>Ability to balance cost against benefit&lt;/strong>&#xD;
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        Relating product components to the requirements allows you to compare benefits to costs.&#xD;
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