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Requirements Traceability Matrix

Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM): {{PROJECT_NAME}}

Project: {{PROJECT_NAME}} Version: {{VERSION}} Date: {{DATE}} Author: {{AUTHOR}} Status: Draft | In Review | Approved Reviewers: {{REVIEWERS}}

Document History

Version Date Author Changes
0.1 {{DATE}} {{AUTHOR}} Initial draft

1. Purpose of Traceability

The Requirements Traceability Matrix serves four functions:

  1. Coverage Assurance — Every business requirement has an implementation path and test cases
  2. Change Impact — When a requirement changes, quickly identify all affected code and tests
  3. Gap Detection — Identify requirements with no tests (coverage gap) or tests with no requirements (scope creep)
  4. Audit Trail — Demonstrates compliance with processes for client sign-off and quality gates

Traceability Directions:

  • Forward Traceability — BR → FR → Code → Test (did we build what was required?)
  • Backward Traceability — Test → Code → FR → BR (does everything we built have a justification?)

2. Document References

Document Location Version Last Updated
Business Requirements Document (BRD) [brd.md](brd.md) {{VERSION}} {{DATE}}
Functional Requirements Spec (FRS) [functional-requirements.md](functional-requirements.md) {{VERSION}} {{DATE}}
Non-Functional Requirements [non-functional-requirements.md](non-functional-requirements.md) {{VERSION}} {{DATE}}
User Stories [user-stories.md](user-stories.md) {{VERSION}} {{DATE}}
Acceptance Criteria [acceptance-criteria.md](acceptance-criteria.md) {{VERSION}} {{DATE}}
Test Plan [../../TESTING/test-plan.md](../../TESTING/test-plan.md) {{VERSION}} {{DATE}}
Test Cases [../../TESTING/test-case.md](../../TESTING/test-case.md) {{VERSION}} {{DATE}}

3. Forward Traceability Matrix

3.1 Functional Requirements Traceability

BR ID Business Requirement FR ID Functional Requirement US ID Design Reference Code Module / Component Unit Test Integration Test AC ID Status
BR-001 {{BUSINESS_REQ}} FR-001 {{FUNC_REQ}} US-001 figma/screen-01 src/modules/{{MODULE}} ✅ ⏳ AC-001 ⏳ In Progress
BR-002 FR-002 US-002 ❌ ❌ AC-003 ❌ Not Started
BR-003 FR-010 US-010
BR-004 FR-011 US-011
BR-005 FR-020 User Registration US-020 figma/register src/auth/register ⏳ ❌ AC-010 ⏳
BR-006 FR-021 User Login US-021 figma/login src/auth/login ⏳ ❌ AC-020 ⏳
BR-007 FR-030

3.2 Non-Functional Requirements Traceability

NFR ID Requirement Target Test Type Test Case ID Status
NFR-P01 Page load time < 3s < 3s (initial) Performance PERF-001 ❌
NFR-P03 API response < 500ms p95 < 500ms Performance PERF-002 ❌
NFR-SEC01 Authentication JWT/OAuth2 Security SEC-001 ❌
NFR-SEC06 Input validation No injection Security / SAST SEC-010 ❌
NFR-U03 WCAG 2.1 AA Level AA Accessibility A11Y-001 ❌
NFR-A01 Uptime SLA ≥ 99.5% 99.5% monthly Operations OPS-001 N/A
NFR-COMP01 GDPR compliance Full compliance Compliance audit COMP-001 ❌

4. Backward Traceability Matrix

Test Case ID Test Description AC ID FR ID BR ID Has Requirement?
TC-001 {{TEST_DESCRIPTION}} AC-{{XXX}} FR-{{XXX}} BR-{{XXX}} ✅ Yes
TC-002 ✅ Yes
TC-010 {{TEST_WITHOUT_REQUIREMENT}} — — — ⚠️ No — investigate

5. Coverage Analysis

5.1 Requirement Coverage Summary

Category Total Count Fully Covered Partially Covered Not Covered Coverage %
Business Requirements (BR) {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{PCT}}%
Functional Requirements (FR) {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{PCT}}%
Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{PCT}}%
User Stories (US) {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{PCT}}%
Acceptance Criteria (AC) {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{PCT}}%

Overall Requirement Coverage: {{PCT}}% Target: ≥ 95% before UAT; 100% before production release

5.2 Test Coverage Summary

Test Type Total Tests Passing Failing Skipped Coverage
Unit tests {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{PCT}}%
Integration tests {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{PCT}}%
E2E / UAT scenarios {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{COUNT}} {{PCT}}%
Performance tests {{COUNT}}
Security tests {{COUNT}}

6. Gap Identification

6.1 Requirements Without Test Coverage

Requirement ID Description Gap Type Action Required Owner Target Date
FR-{{XXX}} {{DESCRIPTION}} No test cases written Create test cases TC-{{XXX}} QA {{DATE}}
BR-{{XXX}} No functional requirement Write FR-{{XXX}} BA {{DATE}}

6.2 Test Cases Without Requirements (Orphans)

Test Case ID Description Status Action
TC-{{XXX}} {{DESCRIPTION}} Orphaned Investigate: link to req or delete

6.3 Requirements Without Design Reference

Requirement ID Description Action
FR-{{XXX}} {{DESCRIPTION}} Request design mockup from Designer

7. Change Impact Tracking

Change Request ID Changed Requirement Impact on FR Impact on Code Impact on Tests Impact Assessment CR Status
CR-001 {{REQUIREMENT_CHANGE}} FR-{{XXX}} needs update src/{{MODULE}} affected TC-{{XXX}} needs update {{EFFORT_ESTIMATE}} {{APPROVED/PENDING}}

8. Traceability Status Dashboard

Last Updated: {{DATE}} Updated By: {{NAME}}

Metric Value Target Status
Total Business Requirements {{COUNT}} —
BRs with FR coverage {{COUNT}} / {{TOTAL}} 100% {{✅/⚠️/❌}}
FRs with test coverage {{COUNT}} / {{TOTAL}} 100% {{✅/⚠️/❌}}
Test cases passing {{COUNT}} / {{TOTAL}} 100% {{✅/⚠️/❌}}
Open gaps {{COUNT}} 0 {{✅/⚠️/❌}}
Change requests open {{COUNT}} ≤ 3 at a time {{✅/⚠️/❌}}
UAT sign-off pending {{COUNT}} 0 at launch {{✅/⚠️/❌}}

Overall RTM Health: {{GREEN / AMBER / RED}}

Approval

Role Name Date Signature
Author
Reviewer
Business Analyst
QA Engineer
Tech Lead
AI Director (John)

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