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Traceability Matrix

Metadata

Key	Value
ID	TM-001
CrossReference	BC-001

Version History

Date	Status	Author	Reviewer	Change	Commit
2026-10-13	Deprecated	Jens Tirsvad Nielsen	AI as stand-in for S01	Initial version	7212302
2026-10-13	Accepted	Jens Tirsvad Nielsen	AI as stand-in for S01	Added rows for ADR-0001, ADR-0002, the CI workflow and the Python skeleton (RC-006 to RC-009)	a381791

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Purpose

Tracks backward/forward links between artifact instances so that the Business Case's cross-artifact traceability success criterion is measurable. A row is added or updated whenever an artifact instance is created or reviewed.

Purpose

Tracks backward and forward links between artifact instances so that the cross-artifact traceability can be checked. A row is added or updated whenever an artifact instance is created or reviewed.

Traceability Table

Artifact Instance	Type	Language	Domain	Upstream (Backward Link)	Downstream (Forward Link)	Last Reviewed (RC-ID)
BC-001	Business Case	en	it	-	SA-001, PP-001, MIL-001, MIL-002, MIL-003	RC-001
SA-001	Stakeholder Analysis	en	it	BC-001	PP-001	RC-002
PP-001	Project Plan	en	it	BC-001, SA-001	MIL-001, MIL-002, MIL-003	-
MIL-001	Milestone	en	it	BC-001, PP-001	MIL-002, ADR-0001, ADR-0002	RC-003
MIL-002	Milestone	en	it	BC-001, MIL-001	MIL-003	RC-004
MIL-003	Milestone	en	it	BC-001, MIL-002	-	RC-005
ADR-0001	ADR	-	-	BC-001, SA-001	PY-001	RC-006
ADR-0002	ADR	-	-	BC-001	-	RC-007
WF-001	CI workflow	-	-	MIL-001	-	RC-008
PY-001	Python source	-	-	ADR-0001, MIL-001	-	RC-009

Coverage Notes

• - in Upstream means foundational; in Downstream it means nothing is built on it yet; in Last Reviewed it means no review record exists.
• PP-001 has no QC checklist yet; it is accepted by the Product Owner's stand-in.
• WF-001 and PY-001 are labels for reviewed code instances (no artifact file).
• Use cases, user stories and design artifacts are added in MIL-002.

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