Q: Solutions for requirements tracing (to design, code, and test items)

Hi, [ sorry if this is on the borderline of topicality,
redirects are welcome... ]

In a tiny-team project, I need to put in place a formal
documentation of requirements, and in particular their
traceability to the design&code + their coverage in the
tests.

I have previously been doing this the hard way (spread***
and text editor), but maintenance of traceablility is
time-consuming. I also know of some large enterprise tools
such as the IBM/Rational Requisite Pro.

I would like to find a lightweight solution that I can
easily implement. Requirements management is no big deal
(I am both the customer and the designer), it is really
the traceability and report-generation I'm interested in:
- base management of a list of requirements
(I don't need a full revision-control system, I'd rather
have a lightweight solution and track the document
in my existing revision-control system).
- generation of requirement documents: in a printable form
for formal approval -- ideally injecting the contents
into a template I can define myself.
- ability to have "requirement tags" (unique and stable
IDs) that I will be able to trace/refer to in the
design/implementation documentation and the code.
- ability to verify/document the coverage of the
requirements by a system validation test procedure.

Are you a user of a solution that you would recommend?
What approach are you taking in your projects?

Thank you,
Ivan
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