Title :
Implementing requirements traceability: a case study
Author :
Ramesh, B. ; Powers, T. ; Stubbs, C. ; Edwards, M.
Author_Institution :
Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
Abstract :
Many standards that mandate requirements traceability as well as current literature do not provide a comprehensive model of what information should be captured and used as a part of a traceability scheme. Therefore, the practices and usefulness of traceability vary considerably across systems development efforts, ranging from very simplistic practices just aimed at satisfying the mandates to very comprehensive traceability schemes used as an important tool for managing the systems development process. We present a case study of a systems development organization, employing a comprehensive view of traceability. A model describing the traceability practice in the organization, perceived benefits of such a scheme and lessons learnt from implementing it are presented.
Keywords :
computer aided software engineering; military computing; software standards; software tools; systems analysis; requirements traceability; standards; systems development efforts; systems development organization; Aerospace control; Capability maturity model; Code standards; Computer aided software engineering; Control systems; Design engineering; Electronic mail; Personnel; Power system modeling; Project management; Silver; Springs; Standards development; Standards organizations; System testing; Systems engineering and theory; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Requirements Engineering, 1995., Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7017-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISRE.1995.512549
