Knowledge Nugget

The true benefit of traceability
person Author: Process Fellows
Sometimes the creation of traceability is seen as an additional expense, the benefits are not recognized. Traceability should be set up at the same time as the derived elements are created. Both work products are open in front of us and the creation of the trace often only takes a few moments. In the aftermath, the effort increases noticeably and the risk of gaps is high. If the traceability is complete and consistent, the discovery of dependencies is unbeatably fast and reliable compared to searching for dependencies at a later stage, when there may also be time pressure. It also enables proof of complete coverage of the derived elements and allows the complete consistency check.
Mapped with these items:
  • Automotive SPICE 4.0
    • SYS.3.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SUP.10.BP4 Establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SUP.9.BP2 Determine the cause and the impact of the problem.
    • HWE.4.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • HWE.3.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • HWE.2.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • HWE.1.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • MLE.4.BP6 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • MLE.3.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • MLE.2.BP6 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • MLE.1.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SWE.6.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SWE.5.BP6 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SWE.4.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SWE.3.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SWE.2.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SWE.1.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SYS.5.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SYS.4.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SYS.2.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • VAL.1.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
  • Automotive SPICE Potential Analysis 1.0
    • SYIV.BP3 Establish horizontal traceability.
    • CSVV.BP5 Traceability is established
    • CSGE.BP4 Establish traceability between the cybersecurity goals and the threat scenarios.
    • SWIV.BP4 Establish horizontal traceability.
  • Mechanical SPICE 2.1
    • MEE.1.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • MEE.2.BP5 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • MEE.3.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • MEE.4.BP7 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • MEE.5.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
  • Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity Engineering 2.0
    • SEC.1.BP2 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SEC.2.BP2 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability for cybersecurity requirements.
    • SEC.3.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.
    • SEC.4.BP4 Ensure consistency and establish bidirectional traceability.