Directing Implementation

GP 2.6 Manage Configurations

Place designated work products of the requirements development process under appropriate levels of configuration management.

Elaboration

Examples of work products placed under configuration management include the following:

• Customer requirements

• Functional architecture

• Product and product-component requirements

• Interface requirements

GP 2.7 Identify and Involve Relevant Stakeholders

Identify and involve the relevant stakeholders of the requirements development process as planned.

Elaboration

Select relevant stakeholders from customers, end users, developers, producers, testers, suppliers, marketers, maintainers, disposal personnel, and others who may be affected by, or may affect, the product as well as the process.

Examples of activities for stakeholder involvement include the following:

• Reviewing the adequacy of requirements in meeting needs, expectations, constraints, and interfaces

• Establishing operational concepts and scenarios

• Assessing the adequacy of requirements

• Establishing product and product-component requirements

• Assessing product cost, schedule, and risk

GP 2.8 Monitor and Control the Process

Monitor and control the requirements development process against the plan for performing the process and take appropriate corrective action.

Elaboration

Examples of measures used in monitoring and controlling include the following:

• Cost, schedule, and effort expended for rework

• Defect density of requirements specifications