Summary

Requirements are managed and inconsistencies with project plans and work products are identified.

Description

The project maintains a current and approved set of requirements over the life of the project by doing the following:

  • Managing all changes to requirements
  • Maintaining relationships among requirements, project plans, and work products
  • Ensuring alignment among requirements, project plans, and work products
  • Taking corrective action

References

Refer to the Requirements Development (RD) (CMMI-DEV) process area for more information about analyzing and validating requirements.


Refer to the Develop Alternative Solutions and Selection Criteria specific practice in the Technical Solution (TS) (CMMI-DEV) process area for more information about determining the feasibility of the requirements.


Refer to the Project Monitoring and Control (PMC) (CMMI-DEV) process area for more information about managing corrective action to closure.

Contains

REQM.SP 1.1 Understand Requirements
Develop an understanding with the requirements providers on the meaning of the requirements.
REQM.SP 1.2 Obtain Commitment to Requirements
Obtain commitment to the requirements from the project participants.
REQM.SP 1.3 Manage Requirements Changes
Manage changes to the requirements as they evolve during the project.
REQM.SP 1.4 Maintain Bidirectional Traceability of Requirements
Maintain bidirectional traceability among the requirements and work products.
REQM.SP 1.5 Ensure Alignment Between Project Work and Requirements
Ensure that project plans and work products remain aligned with requirements.