The purpose of Requirements Management is to manage the requirements of the project's products and product components , and to identify inconsistencies between those requirements and the project's plans and work products.
Specific Practices by Specific Goal:
SG1 | Manage Requirements Requirements are managed, and inconsistencies with project plans and work products are identified. | |
SP1.1-1 | Obtain an Understanding of Requirements Develop an understanding with the requirements providers on the meaning of the requirements. | |
SP1.2-2 | Obtain Commitment to Requirements Obtain commitment to the requirements from the project participants . | |
SP1.3-1 | Manage Requirements Changes Manage changes to the requirements as they evolve during the project. | |
SP1.4-2 | Maintain Bidirectional Traceability of Requirements Maintain bidirectional traceability among the requirements and the project plans and work products. | |
SP1.5-1 | Identify Inconsistencies between Project Work and Requirements Identify inconsistencies between the project plans and work products and the requirements. |
The purpose of Requirements Development is to produce and analyze customer, product, and product-component requirements.
Specific Practices by Specific Goal:
SG1 | Develop Customer Requirements Stakeholder needs, expectations, constraints, and interfaces are collected and translated into customer requirements. | |
SP1.1-1 | Collect Stakeholder Needs Identify and collect stakeholder needs, expectations, constraints, and interfaces for all phases of the product life cycle. | |
In the staged representation, this specific practice is only included as informative material and appears after the Elicit Needs specific practice. | ||
SP1.1-2 | Elicit Needs Elicit stakeholder needs, expectations, constraints, and interfaces for all phases of the product life cycle. | |
In the staged representation, this specific practice takes the place of the Collect Stakeholder Needs specific practice. | ||
SP1.2-1 | Develop the Customer Requirements Transform stakeholder needs, expectations, constraints, and interfaces into customer requirements. | |
SG2 | Develop Product Requirements Customer requirements are refined and elaborated to develop product and product-component requirements. | |
SP2.1-1 | Establish Product and Product-Component Requirements Establish and maintain product and product-component requirements, which are based on the customer requirements. | |
SP2.2-1 | Allocate Product-Component Requirements Allocate the requirements for each product component. | |
SP2.3-1 | Identify Interface Requirements Identify interface requirements. | |
SG3 | Analyze and Validate Requirements The requirements are analyzed and validated , and a definition of required functionality is developed. | |
SP3.1-1 | Establish Operational Concepts and Scenarios Establish and maintain operational concepts and associated scenarios. | |
SP3.2-1 | Establish a Definition of Required Functionality Establish and maintain a definition of required functionality. | |
SP3.3-1 | Analyze Requirements Analyze requirements to ensure that they are necessary and sufficient. | |
SP3.4-3 | Analyze Requirements to Achieve Balance Analyze requirements to balance stakeholder needs and constraints. | |
SP3.5-1 | Validate Requirements Validate requirements to ensure that the resulting product will perform appropriately in its intended-use environment. | |
In the staged representation, this specific practice is only included as informative material and appears after the Validate Requirements with Comprehensive Methods specific practice. | ||
SP3.5-2 | Validate Requirements with Comprehensive Methods Validate requirements to ensure the resulting product will perform as intended in the user 's environment using multiple techniques as appropriate. | |
In the staged representation, this specific practice takes the place of the Validate Requirements specific practice. |
The purpose of Technical Solution is to design, develop, and implement solutions to requirements. Solutions, designs, and implementations encompass products, product components, and product- related life-cycle processes either singly or in combinations as appropriate.
Specific Practices by Specific Goal:
SG1 | Select Product-Component Solutions Product or product-component solutions are selected from alternative solutions. | |
SP1.1-1 | Develop Alternative Solutions and Selection Criteria Develop alternative solutions and selection criteria. | |
In the staged representation, this specific practice is only included as informative material and appears after the Develop Detailed Alternative Solutions and Selection Criteria specific practice. | ||
SP1.1-2 | Develop Detailed Alternative Solutions and Selection Criteria Develop detailed alternative solutions and selection criteria. | |
In the staged representation, this specific practice takes the place of the Develop Alternative Solutions and Selection Criteria specific practice. | ||
SP1.2-2 | Evolve Operational Concepts and Scenarios Evolve the operational concept, scenarios, and environments to describe the conditions, operating modes, and operating states specific to each product component. | |
SP1.3-1 | Select Product-Component Solutions Select the product-component solutions that best satisfy the criteria established. | |
SG2 | Develop the Design Product or product-component designs are developed. | |
SP2.1-1 | Design the Product or Product Component Develop a design for the product or product component. | |
SP2.2-3 | Establish a Technical Data Package Establish and maintain a technical data package. | |
SP2.3-1 | Establish Interface Descriptions Establish and maintain the solution for product-component interfaces. | |
In the staged representation, this specific practice is only included as informative material and appears after the design interfaces using criteria specific practice. | ||
SP2.3-3 | Design Interfaces Using Criteria Design comprehensive product-component interfaces in terms of established and maintained criteria. | |
In the staged representation, this specific practice takes the place of the Establish Interface Descriptions specific practice. | ||
SP2.4-3 | Perform Make, Buy, or Reuse Analyses Evaluate whether the product components should be developed, purchased, or reused based on established criteria. | |
SG3 | Implement the Product Design Product components, and associated support documentation are implemented from their designs. | |
SP3.1-1 | Implement the Design Implement the designs of the product components. | |
SP3.2-1 | Develop Product Support Documentation Develop and maintain the end-use documentation. |
The purpose of Product Integration is to assemble the product from the product components, ensure that the product, as integrated, functions properly, and deliver the product.
Specific Practices by Specific Goal:
SG1 | Prepare for Product Integration Preparation for product integration is conducted . | |
SP1.1-1 | Determine Integration Sequence Determine the product-component integration sequence. | |
SP1.2-2 | Establish the Product Integration Environment Establish and maintain the environment needed to support the integration of the product components. | |
SP1.3-3 | Establish Product Integration Procedures and Criteria Establish and maintain procedures and criteria for integration of the product components. | |
SG2 | Ensure Interface Compatibility The product-component interfaces, both internal and external, are compatible. | |
SP2.1-1 | Review Interface Descriptions for Completeness Review interface descriptions for coverage and completeness. | |
SP2.2-1 | Manage Interfaces Manage internal and external interface definitions, designs, and changes for products and product components. | |
SG3 | Assemble Product Components and Deliver the Product Verified product components are assembled and the integrated, verified , and validated product is delivered. | |
SP3.1-1 | Confirm Readiness of Product Components for Integration Confirm, prior to assembly, that each product component required to assemble the product has been properly identified, functions according to its description, and that the product-component interfaces comply with the interface descriptions. | |
SP3.2-1 | Assemble Product Components Assemble product components according to the product integration sequence and available procedures. | |
SP3.3-1 | Evaluate Assembled Product Components Evaluate assembled product components for interface compatibility. | |
SP3.4-1 | Package and Deliver the Product or Product Component Package the assembled product or product component and deliver it to the appropriate customer. |
The purpose of Verification is to ensure that selected work products meet their specified requirements.
Specific Practices by Specific Goal:
SG1 | Prepare for Verification Preparation for verification is conducted. | |
SP1.1-1 | Select Work Products for Verification Select the work products to be verified and the verification methods that will be used for each. | |
SP1.2-2 | Establish the Verification Environment Establish and maintain the environment needed to support verification. | |
SP1.3-3 | Establish Verification Procedures and Criteria Establish and maintain verification procedures and criteria for the selected work products. | |
SG2 | Perform Peer Reviews Peer reviews are performed on selected work products. | |
SP2.1-1 | Prepare for Peer Reviews Prepare for peer reviews of selected work products. | |
SP2.2-1 | Conduct Peer Reviews Conduct peer reviews on selected work products and identify issues resulting from the peer review. | |
SP2.3-2 | Analyze Peer Review Data Analyze data about preparation, conduct, and results of the peer reviews. | |
SG3 | Verify Selected Work Products Selected work products are verified against their specified requirements. | |
SP3.1-1 | Perform Verification Perform verification on the selected work products. | |
SP3.2-2 | Analyze Verification Results and Identify Corrective Action Analyze the results of all verification activities and identify corrective action. |
The purpose of Validation is to demonstrate that a product or product component fulfills its intended use when placed in its intended environment.
Specific Practices by Specific Goal:
SG1 | Prepare for Validation Preparation for validation is conducted. | |
SP1.1-1 | Select Products for Validation Select products and product components to be validated and the validation methods that will be used for each. | |
SP1.2-2 | Establish the Validation Environment Establish and maintain the environment needed to support validation. | |
SP1.3-3 | Establish Validation Procedures and Criteria Establish and maintain procedures and criteria for validation. | |
SG2 | Validate Product or Product Components The product or product components are validated to ensure that they are suitable for use in their intended operating environment. | |
SP2.1-1 | Perform Validation Perform validation on the selected products and product components. | |
SP2.2-1 | Analyze Validation Results Analyze the results of the validation activities and identify issues. |