You can determine how potential changes to artifacts can
affect related artifacts and resources by performing an impact analysis.
About this task
During the course of a lifecycle project, you must understand
how potential design changes can impact related resources such as
other design artifacts, requirements, work items, or test plans. By
performing an impact analysis, you can determine which resources are
related to a selected target artifact and then see what happens if
you move or change the target artifact.
The process of performing
an impact analysis includes the following steps:
- Create an impact analysis configuration that defines the scope
of the analysis.
- Create an impact analysis diagram based on a target artifact.
- Review the impact analysis diagram and refine it to focus on specific
artifacts and links.