identifies a mapping of requirement to lifecycle work products,
provides the linkage of requirements to work product decomposition (i.e. requirement, design, code, test, deliverables, etc.)
provides forward and backwards mapping of requirements to associated work products throughout all phases of the lifecycle
NOTE 1 This may be included as a function of another defined work product (example: A CASE tool for design decomposition may have a mapping ability as part of its features).
NOTE 2 Definition taken from ISO/IEC 15504-5:2006, Annex B.