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  <sections xmi:id="_jxuDsu0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ" name="Is the requirement correct?" guid="_jxuDsu0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;ul>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Does the requirement specify a true need, desire, or obligation? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Have you identified the root cause that necessitates the requirement? &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_jxuDs-0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ" name="Is the requirement complete?" guid="_jxuDs-0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;ul>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the requirement stated as a complete sentence? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the requirement stated entirely in one place and in a manner that does &#xD;
    not force the reader to look at additional information to understand the requirement? &#xD;
  &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_jxuDse0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ" name="Is the requirement clear?" guid="_jxuDse0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;ul>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the requirement unambiguous and not confusing? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Does everyone agree on the meaning of the requirement? &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_jxuDt-0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ" name="Is the requirement consistent?" guid="_jxuDt-0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;ul>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the requirement in conflict with other requirements? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the terminology used consistent with other requirement and glossary &#xD;
    terms? &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_jxuDte0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ" name="Is the requirement verifiable?" guid="_jxuDte0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;ul>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Can you determine whether the system satisfies the requirement? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is it possible to define a clear, unambiguous&amp;nbsp;pass or fail criterion? &#xD;
  &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is it possible to determine whether the requirement has been met through &#xD;
    inspection, analysis, demonstration, or test? &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_jxuDtu0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ" name="Is the requirement traceable?" guid="_jxuDtu0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;p> Is the requirement uniquely identified so that it can be referenced unambiguously? &#xD;
&lt;/p></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_jxuDtO0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ" name="Is the requirement feasible?" guid="_jxuDtO0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;ul>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Can the requirement be satisfied within budget and on schedule? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the requirement technically feasible with current technology? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the requirement physically achievable? &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_jxuDsO0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ" name="Is the requirement design independent?" guid="_jxuDsO0HEdqHTdbLTmC5IQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;ul>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Are all requirements that impose constraints on the design, thereby limiting &#xD;
    design options,&amp;nbsp;justified? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the requirement stated in such a way that there is more than one way &#xD;
    that it can be satisfied? &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_gRb_IJEvEdui_vx06Mo1eg" name="Is the requirement atomic?" guid="_gRb_IJEvEdui_vx06Mo1eg">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;ul>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Does the requirement statement define exactly one requirement? &lt;/li>&#xD;
  &lt;li> Is the requirement statement free of conjunctions (and, or, but) that could &#xD;
    indicate multiple requirements? &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
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