This presentation demonstrates how traceability can serve as the foundation for building a digital thread, enabling consistent linkage of data and artifacts across key engineering systems within an organization. The approach focuses on a practical, scalable step – structuring traceability and using it as an integration backbone.

It will explore how traceability enables effective integration of systems supporting requirements management (e.g. Codebeamer), architecture modeling, product lifecycle management, and task execution, creating a unified flow of information across the entire product lifecycle – from requirements, through architecture, to implementation and change management.