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ref_id: REF-09
ref_type: Companion
ref_index: 09
shortcode: Requirements
name: Requirements Management — A Practice Guide
status: Active
version: "1.0.0"
file_path: "reference/companion-references/REF-09.md"
pmbok8_source: "PMBOK8 Guide §2.2.2.2 (Elicit and Analyze Requirements) · §2.2.2.3 (Define Scope)"
last_updated: "2026-06-03"
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# REF-09 — Requirements Management: A Practice Guide
**Shortcode:** Requirements  
**Publisher:** Project Management Institute (PMI), 2016  
**Authority:** PMBOK8 Companion — Requirements Lifecycle Management  
**Version:** 1.0.0 · **Status:** Active

## Full Bibliographic Citation
Project Management Institute. (2016). *Requirements Management: A Practice Guide*. Project Management Institute. Official release: https://www.pmi.org/standards/requirements-management

## What This Reference Adds Beyond PMBOK 8
This guide focuses on the full requirements management lifecycle — from elicitation through validation, change, and traceability — across predictive, adaptive, and hybrid delivery models. It provides the traceability matrix methodology, change control procedures for requirements, and acceptance criteria governance that are essential for complex product or systems delivery. It is more operationally detailed than BAP-2E on the governance and control side.

## PMBOK 8 Domain and Principle Coverage

| PMBOK 8 Element | Requirements Contribution |
|---|---|
| Scope Performance Domain (§2.2) | Requirements traceability, change control, and scope validation |
| Governance Performance Domain (§2.1) | Requirements baseline governance and approval authority |
| P3 — Embed Quality | Acceptance criteria definition, testability standards, requirements quality gates |

## PMOSkills Artifact and Skill Connections

| Item | Connection |
|---|---|
| A08 — Scope and Requirements Decision Record | Requirements management lifecycle is documented and governed through A08 |
| SKL-05-03 — Validate Scope | Requirements traceability and acceptance criteria validation is the core of this skill |
| SKL-03-04 — Elicit and Analyze Requirements | Change control procedures for requirements apply during planning |

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*Authority: PMI Requirements Management Practice Guide (2016) · PMBOK8 §2.2*  
*Repository: https://github.com/fakhruldeen/PMOSkills*
