Deliverable: Requirements Impact Assessment

Purpose

Throughout the ADM, new information is collected relating to an architecture. As this information is gathered, new facts may come to light that invalidate existing aspects of the architecture. A Requirements Impact Assessment assesses the current architecture requirements and specification to identify changes that should be made and the implications of those changes.

Relationships

Tasks	Input To: Requirements Management	Output From: Requirements Management

Main Description

Typical contents of a Requirements Impact Assessment are:

Reference to specific requirements
Stakeholder priority of the requirements to date
Phases to be revisited
Phase to lead on requirements prioritization
Results of phase investigations and revised priorities
Recommendations on management of requirements
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