Requirements Management

Requirements form the foundation on which product and process quality is built. In today's environment of highly networked, global customer-supplier relationships and decentralized development processes, this foundation matters more than ever — work is distributed across teams, organizations, and geographies that must stay aligned without direct, constant contact. For that alignment to hold, product and process requirements must be formulated with precision, leaving no room for ambiguity or misinterpretation. They must be documented consistently, using standardized formats and terminology so that every stakeholder, regardless of location or role, interprets them the same way.

And because requirements evolve as a project matures, they must be actively controlled and maintained throughout every phase of development — from initial concept through design, implementation, and final delivery — to ensure that what is built continues to reflect what was actually needed.