Bi-directional Traceability Of Scope Elements

As soon as Functional Requirements are specified in the SRS and you approved them, they are listed in a Traceability Matrix. Design Elements, Risks, Features, and test cases are traced to Functional Requirements and vise versa.

Bi-directional traceability between key elements of project scope (artifacts) gives a number of benefits to the project:

• Synchronization of different roles efforts
• Supportability of the whole product
• Ability to backtrack and look at features or business needs
• Status reporting and analysis

The Traceability Matrix is a very powerful instrument of time, cost and scope management.