A coherent chunk of work to be done.
The CPRE Glossary
The basis for successful RE is a common understanding of the terms used. The CPRE Glossary covers the core terms of Requirements Engineering—it is the central reference work across all CPRE modules and levels!
The glossaries are also available in various languages for download.
The CPRE Glossary: An overview of the most important Requirements Engineering terms
Please note that the definitions of terms in the glossaries are deliberately in English only in order to exclude any ambiguities or scope for interpretation that may result from translations.
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Technique
A documented set of coherent actions for accomplishing a ↑task or achieving an objective.
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Timebox
A fixed, non-extendable amount of time for completing a set of ↑tasks .
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Tool (in software engineering)Note:
In RE, tools support ↑requirements management as well as modeling, documenting, and validating ↑requirements.
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Traceability
1. In general: The ability to establish explicit relationships between related ↑work products or ↑items within work products.
2. In RE: The ability to trace a ↑requirement
- back to its origins,
- forward to its implementation in design and code and its associated tests,
- to requirements it depends on (and vice-versa).