Requirements Management: A Project Management Process Area at Maturity Level 2

Purpose

The purpose of Requirements Management (REQM) is to manage requirements of the project’s products and product components and to ensure alignment between those requirements and the project’s plans and work products.

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REQM does not address eliciting or developing requirements. For more information on these topics, refer to the RD process area.

Introductory Notes

Requirements management processes manage all requirements received or generated by the project, including both technical and nontechnical requirements as well as requirements levied on the project by the organization.

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REQM addresses all requirements handled by the project, thus providing ...

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