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Requirements Review Template

Review requirements for clarity, traceability, testability, trustworthiness, scope alignment, and readiness to support planning.

ES-102 Review Quality Gate

Template purpose

Use this template to review the ES-102 requirements package before declaring readiness for planning.

The review should identify ambiguity, missing evidence, scope conflicts, weak verification, AI or governance gaps, and downstream engineering risks.

Project

<Project name>

Document control

Field Value
Artifact owner <owner>
Primary reviewers <reviewers>
Status <draft / in review / accepted / revised>
Last updated <YYYY-MM-DD>
Related Engineering Stage ES-102 — Requirements and Constraints
Project workspace target docs/project-workspace/requirements/requirements_review.md

Review information

Field Value
Review Date <date>
Reviewers <names or roles>
Requirements Version <version or commit>
Review Type <self / team / peer / instructor / stakeholder / governance>
Scope of Review <all artifacts / selected artifacts / changes only>

Artifacts reviewed

Artifact Reviewed? Notes
requirements_overview.md <yes / no> <notes>
functional_requirements.md <yes / no> <notes>
non_functional_requirements.md <yes / no> <notes>
constraints.md <yes / no> <notes>
use_cases.md <yes / no> <notes>
traceability_matrix.md <yes / no> <notes>

Review checklist

  • [ ] Requirements align with ES-101 vision evidence.
  • [ ] Functional requirements are clear.
  • [ ] Non-functional requirements are explicit.
  • [ ] Constraints are documented.
  • [ ] Major requirements are traceable.
  • [ ] Use cases cover major stakeholder goals.
  • [ ] AI-related requirements preserve human accountability.
  • [ ] Requirements are testable or marked for refinement.
  • [ ] Scope conflicts are identified.
  • [ ] Data, security, privacy, and governance concerns are visible.
  • [ ] Operational and monitoring needs are considered.
  • [ ] Open questions are recorded.

Findings

ID Finding Severity Affected Artifact Action Owner Status
RRF-001 <finding> <low / medium / high> <artifact> <action> <owner> <open / closed>

Ambiguity review

Requirement / Area Ambiguity Resolution Needed
<ID or area> <ambiguity> <resolution>

Verification review

Requirement / Area Verification Concern Action
<ID or area> <concern> <action>

Scope and constraint review

Issue Impact Action
<scope conflict, constraint conflict, prohibited behavior concern> <impact> <action>

AI, trust, and governance review

Concern Requirement / Artifact Affected Action
<AI, oversight, transparency, auditability, safety, privacy, security, fairness, accountability concern> <ID or artifact> <action>

Review decision

<Accepted / Accepted with revisions / Not ready>

Required revisions before readiness

Revision Owner Due
<revision> <owner> <date or stage>

Reviewer notes

<Optional reviewer comments.>

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