Analyze requirements to balance stakeholder needs and constraints.

Stakeholder needs and constraints can address cost, schedule, performance, functionality, reusable components, maintainability, or risk.

Typical Work Products

1.    Assessment of risks related to requirements

Subpractices

1.    Use proven models, simulations, and prototyping to analyze the balance of stakeholder needs and constraints.

Results of the analyses can be used to reduce the cost of the product and the risk in developing the product.

2.    Perform a risk assessment on the requirements and functional architecture.

Refer to the Risk Management process area for information about performing a risk assessment on customer and product requirements and the functional architecture.

3.    Examine product lifecycle concepts for impacts of requirements on risks.