Was the engineer able to properly identify all the needed requirements?

The audit question "Was the engineer able to properly identify all the needed requirements?" assesses the effectiveness of the requirements elicitation and identification process carried out by the engineer.

It evaluates:

1. Comprehensiveness: Did the engineer identify all necessary requirements, including functional, non-functional, regulatory, and stakeholder needs?
2. Stakeholder Engagement: Did the engineer effectively involve all relevant stakeholders to gather their input and expectations?
3. Techniques Used: Were appropriate techniques (e.g., interviews, surveys, workshops, document analysis) employed to uncover explicit and implicit requirements?
4. Context Understanding: Did the engineer have a clear understanding of the project's domain, constraints, and goals to ensure no critical requirements were overlooked?
5. Traceability: Can the identified requirements be traced back to specific stakeholder needs or project objectives?
6. Feasibility: Were the requirements assessed for technical, financial, and operational feasibility during the identification process?

This question focuses on the engineer's ability to ensure that the foundation for the project is solid, reducing the risk of omissions that could lead to project delays, rework, or failure to meet objectives.

The question "Was the engineer able to properly identify all the needed requirements?" can be answered using Visure Requirements by leveraging its features to track, manage, and validate requirements throughout the project lifecycle. Here’s how:

1. Traceability Matrix

• Action: Use the traceability matrix in Visure to ensure every identified requirement is linked to:
  • Source documents (e.g., customer specifications, standards).
  • Stakeholder needs or objectives.
  • Downstream artifacts like design elements, test cases, or user stories.
• Evidence: If all stakeholder needs and project goals are covered in the traceability matrix, it shows the engineer identified the necessary requirements.

2. Coverage Analysis

• Action: Run coverage reports to identify gaps in requirements coverage.
  • Example: Check if all sections of a specification document or stakeholder expectations have corresponding requirements in the system.
• Evidence: The absence of gaps suggests the engineer properly identified all requirements.

3. Requirement Validation and Review

• Action: Use Visure's review module to validate the identified requirements with stakeholders.
  • Example: Stakeholders review, approve, or comment on requirements directly in Visure.
• Evidence: Feedback or approvals from stakeholders ensure all needs are captured.

4. Baseline and Version Control

• Action: Use baselines to create snapshots of the identified requirements at key stages.
  • Example: Compare earlier versions of the requirements with the latest baseline to see if all feedback and updates have been incorporated.
• Evidence: Baselines help confirm that the engineer iteratively refined and addressed all needed requirements.

5. Requirements Templates and Checklists

• Action: Use pre-defined templates or checklists in Visure to ensure completeness.
  • Example: Checklists may include functional, non-functional, regulatory, or safety requirements.
• Evidence: A completed checklist ensures the engineer systematically identified all requirement types.

6. Validation Metrics

• Action: Use Visure to generate metrics, such as:
  • Number of requirements traced to stakeholders or objectives.
  • Requirements without traceability or validation feedback.
• Evidence: High traceability and validation coverage indicate thorough requirement identification.

7. Stakeholder Feedback Management

• Action: Capture stakeholder comments and responses in Visure's collaboration module.
  • Example: Use recorded feedback to show how requirements were refined and finalized.
• Evidence: Complete and resolved stakeholder feedback supports proper identification.

8. Audit Trail

• Action: Use Visure's audit trail to review actions performed by the engineer, such as:
  • Adding new requirements.
  • Updating requirements based on stakeholder inputs.
• Evidence: The audit trail can verify if the engineer engaged stakeholders and iteratively identified all requirements.

By combining these features, you can confidently answer whether the engineer properly identified all needed requirements based on traceability, coverage, validation, and stakeholder feedback managed in Visure.