# cabig Requirements Traceability Matrix Template {#cabig-requirements-traceability-matrix-template .unnumbered}

DOCUMENT CHANGE HISTORY

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\[The Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) captures the complete user
and system requirements for the system, or a portion of the system. The
RTM captures all requirements and their traceability in a single
document, and is a mandatory deliverable at the conclusion of the
lifecycle. The RTM is used to record the relationship of the
requirements to the design, development, testing and release of the
software as the requirements are allocated to a specific release of the
software. Changes to the requirements are also recorded and tracked in
the RTM. The RTM is maintained throughout the lifecycle of the release,
and is reviewed and baselined at the end of the release.\]

*Requirements Traceability Matrix Template Instructions:*

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cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid

*\[Insert workspace/workgroup name\]*

Requirements Traceability Matrix

*\[date\]*

# Introduction

This document presents the requirements traceability matrix (RTM) for
*the cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) \[workspace/workgroup\]*
and provides traceability between the *\[workspace/workgroup\]* approved
requirements, design specifications, and test scripts.

The table below displays the RTM for the requirements that were approved
for inclusion in *\[Application Name/Version\]*. The following
information is provided for each requirement:

-   Requirement ID

-   Requirement Type (User or System)

-   Requirement Description

-   Trace to User Requirement/Trace From System Requirement

-   Trace to Design Specification

-   Trace to Test Script

*\[Workspace/Workgroup Name\]* RTM for *\[Application acronym and
release version\]*

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  Req   Requirement   Requirement Description   Trace from User Trace to Design Trace to
  ID    Type                                    Requirement/\   Specification   Test Script
                                                Trace to System                 
                                                Requirement                     
  ----- ------------- ------------------------- --------------- --------------- -----------
                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                
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