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Traceability Matrix 

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Title Page

ocument $ame!  Project NameRe'uirements Traceabilit% Matri(

&reation ate!  Month Year 

ocument $umber! **

Pro+ect $umber! Task!

&reated b%!

A,,rover! --------------------------   Name and Organization

&oncurrence! -------------------------   Name and Organization

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Table of Contents

Preface..............................................................................................................................................ii

1. verview...............................................................................................................................1*11.1 "co,e..........................................................................................................................1*11./ Res,onsibilities............................................................................................................1*1

/. Re'uirements Traceabilit% Matri(........................................................................................./*1

/.1 escri,tion of Matri( 0ields......................................................................................./*1/./ Re'uirements Traceabilit% Matri(.............................................................................../*1

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Preface

Document Version Control:  t is the reader2s res,onsibilit% to ensure the% have the latest version

of this document. 3uestions should be directed to the owner of this document4 or the ,ro+ectmanager.

This document was generated b% the Project Name ,ro+ect team.  System/Project Name will bedevelo,ed for the Organizational Name.

Lifecycle Stage!  Project Name is in the Re'uirements stage of the software lifec%cle.

Approval:  A completed stage exit will constitute approval o this document!

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 Author =s Name" Author =s #unction" e!g!" Project Planner  Project Name TeamPhone! $%%%& %%%'%%%% Primar% email! %%%% 

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#$ vervie!

#$# Scope

The re'uirements traceabilit% matri( is a table used to trace ,ro+ect life c%cle activities and work ,roducts to the ,ro+ect re'uirements. The matri( establishes a thread that traces re'uirementsfrom identification through im,lementation. ocument the sco,e of the re'uirements traceabilit%matri( in this section.

#$% &esponsibilities

The re'uirements traceabilit% matri( will be maintained b% the ,ro+ect manager or designee5however4 in,ut to the table ma% be re'uired from other team members. ocument theres,onsibilities in this section.

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%$ &e'uirements Traceability Matrix

%$# Description of Matrix (iel)s

evelo, a matri( to trace the re'uirements back to the ,ro+ect ob+ectives identified in the Pro+ectPlan and forward through the remainder of the ,ro+ect life c%cle stages. Place a co,% of thematri( in the Pro+ect 0ile. E(,and the matri( in each stage to show traceabilit% of work ,roductsto the re'uirements and vice versa. The re'uirements traceabilit% matri( should contain thefollowing fields!

$ A uni'ue identification number containing the general categor% of the re'uirement #e.g.4

"6"AM) and a number assigned in ascending order #e.g.4 1.75 1.15 1./).

$ The re'uirement statement.

$ Re'uirement source #&onference5 &onfiguration &ontrol 8oard5 Task Assignment4 etc.).

$ "oftware Re'uirements ",ecification90unctional Re'uirements ocument ,aragra,h numbercontaining the re'uirement.

$ esign ",ecification ,aragra,h number containing the re'uirement.

$ Program Module containing the re'uirement.

$ Test ",ecification containing the re'uirement test.

$ Test &ase number#s) where re'uirement is to be tested #o,tional).

$ :erification of successful testing of re'uirements.

$

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