Answer to Question #165096 in Software Engineering for Hasnain jafri

Question

Define the purpose of forward and backward traceability. 

Answer 1

The purpose of forward traceability: see how collected data can affect the development of the product.

The purpose of backward traceability: see what changes were made to use this data for the development of product, i.e. what caused errors, what parts of development consumed most of the time, and so on.