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traceability analysis

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

  The analysis of the relationships between two or more products of the development process conducted to determine that objectives have been met or that the effort represented by the products is completed. Note: A requirements traceability analysis demonstrates that all system security requirements have been traced to and are justified by at least one stakeholder security requirement, and that each stakeholder security requirement is satisfied by at least one system security requirement.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 [Superseded]

  The analysis of the relationships between two or more products of the development process conducted to determine that objectives have been met or that the effort represented by the products is completed. Note: A requirements traceability analysis demonstrates that all system security requirements have been traced to and are justified by at least one stakeholder security requirement, and that each stakeholder security requirement is satisfied by at least one system security requirement.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 [Superseded]