Collaborating on requirements

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to valuate through a supplier and clarify through requestor.

Collaboration with externals in RVC

Introduction

Beneath the valuation Subject Matter Experts of a Department as well have the tasks to forward requirements for valuation to their Supplier and clarify incomplete or unclear requirements with the Requestor. Let’s see how that works using Requirements Valuation Cockpit (RVC) by CENIT.

Valuate requirements through a Supplier

If a requirement is solved by a Supplier, a Subject Matter Expert of the responsible Department has to forward the requirement for valuation to the Supplier.

Select the requirements.
Click on Collaborate.
Select Evaluate through supplier.
Select the supplier.
Confirm with Collaborate.

A screenshot of the RVC interface highlighting the steps involved in selecting requirements and initiating the Evaluate through supplier workflow

Clarify requirements through the Requestor

In case the description of the requirement is unclear, a Subject Matter Expert of the responsible Department has to ask the Requestor to clarify the description of the requirement.

Select the requirements.
Click on Collaborate.
Select Clarify through Requestor.
Enter a question.
Confirm with Collaborate.

A screenshot of the RVC interface showing the Clarify through Requestor option and the text box for entering the question to the requestor

Note

Refer to RVC's User Guide for more information

Summary

Let's summarize what you've learned:

Subject Matter Experts of a Department are responsible to
- valuate requirements belonging to their Department
- forward requirements for valuation to their Supplier
- clarify incomplete or unclear requirements with the Requestor.

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