Implementing change or amendments to processes as mature as those currently in use at Textron Systems may seem difficult or resource consuming, however a major goal of the systems engineering team is to reduce issues caused by improper requirements. This will require greater amounts of effort closer to project inception, but will result in less resources lost to issues that would have propagated, had not this effort been pressed. Especially in the case of the Shadow M2 where new requirements management methods will be required to satisfy the needs of current potential customers, future customers, and evolving customer needs, it is important to lay a foundation that will be able to support this type of variation, without failing due to increased
