Managing requirements

Requirements management helps to ensure lifecycle traceability by allowing you to link the test cases in your test plan with requirements that have been assigned by product managers, program managers, or other members of the larger cross-functional team. The ability to manage your requirements is made easier by the team collaborations features that are provided.

IBM® Rational® Quality Manager provides several options for managing requirements.

Requirements are implemented as a Rational Quality Manager work item. As such, you can easily create links to other requirements, defects, or other work items from the Description or Discussion sections of a requirement.


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