P1-REQ-13-8-006

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Statement

Evidence SHALL preserve Traceability to the relevant conceptual, logical, implementation, deployment, execution, or Governance and Authority context.

Source

Part 1, Section 13.8: Evidence Requirements.

Rationale

Evidence has value when reviewers can understand the context it supports. Traceability to conceptual, logical, implementation, deployment, execution, or governance and authority context allows Evidence to support review, auditability, reconstruction, conformance assessment, and defensibility.

This requirement prevents Evidence from becoming disconnected from the architectural, operational, or governance context that gives it meaning.

Applies To

This requirement applies to Evidence records and evidence traceability relationships.

It applies specifically to traceability from Evidence to:

Conceptual contextLogical contextImplementation contextDeployment contextExecution contextGovernance and Authority context

Verification

Verification SHALL confirm that Evidence preserves Traceability to the relevant conceptual, logical, implementation, deployment, execution, or Governance and Authority context.

Verification activities include review checks confirming that:

Evidence identifies its relevant contextEvidence traces to the conceptual context where applicableEvidence traces to logical, implementation, deployment, or execution context, where applicableEvidence traces to the Governance and Authority context, where applicableEvidence supports backward review of the relevant context

Traceability

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Status

Draft

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