Requirements Traceability — Under 100 People

Purpose

At under-100 people, a full enterprise Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) with 20-column rigor is overkill. This is the trim version: a simple table that shows, for every business requirement, what was built + how it was tested + who signed off. It's the answer when someone asks "wait, did we ever actually build the invoice-export feature?" three months after go-live.

Use when:

• Implementing a new SaaS platform with material configuration work
• Custom-building an internal tool or workflow
• Making a material process change requiring cross-team agreement
• Any scope where "did we ship what we said?" matters

Don't use when:

• Buying + configuring a SaaS tool with minimal customization
• Small iterative product changes
• Anything where the scope is trivial (< 1 week effort)

Template Structure

A spreadsheet or Notion table. 5–8 columns max. Goal: one row per requirement, trackable through lifecycle.