Requirements Traceability Matrix

A traceability matrix is a document that correlates and traces business, application, security or any other requirements to their implementation, testing or completion, relating between different system components to keep their status up-to-date according to system completion. It captures all requirements proposed by the client or and their traceability in a single document delivered at the conclusion of the life-cycle. It maps and traces user requirement with test cases. The main purpose of Requirement Traceability Matrix is to make sure that all test cases are covered so that no feature is left out during testing.

The Requirement Traceability Matrix – Parameters include

Requirement ID
Risks
Requirement Type and Description
Trace to design specification
Unit test cases
Integration test cases
System test cases
User acceptance test cases
Trace to test script