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Requirements Management — Definition

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Requirements management is the process of:

Eliciting requirements from stakeholders through interviews and observation

Validating that requirements define what the customer wants

Writing the initial requirements specification for a system

Understanding and controlling changes to system requirements

Correct Answer

Understanding and controlling changes to system requirements

Explanation

Requirements management is the process of understanding and controlling changes to system requirements. It involves keeping track of individual requirements, maintaining links between dependent requirements, assessing the impact of requirements changes, and establishing a formal process for managing change proposals.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition

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