Task 3 PMI-PBA Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A business analyst is defining traceability governance for a project where requirements change frequently during the development phase. The team is struggling because the matrix is often out of date, and the monthly status report to the steering committee is questioned for accuracy. The BA needs a governance approach that balances the need for current data with the cost of constant updates. What should the BA recommend?

   • AUpdate the matrix only at the end of each month, just before the steering committee report is due.
   • BDefine a change-triggered update rule: the matrix must be updated within two business days of any approved requirement or test change, with a weekly verification check by the traceability owner.
   • CRequire real-time updates by all team members whenever they modify any artifact, with no verification step.
   • DFreeze the matrix during the development phase and update it only at the end of the project.
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2. 12foundation · easy

   What does versioning in traceability governance ensure?

   • AThat the traceability matrix is always complete
   • BThat all team members have the same version of the project plan
   • CThat the project is delivered on time
   • DThat changes to traceability artifacts are tracked over time
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4. 13foundation · easy

   What should traceability reporting specify?

   • AThe roles of team members in traceability
   • BThe level of traceability detail
   • CThe tools used to create the traceability matrix
   • DThe frequency, audience, and format of reports
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5. 14expert · hard

   A business analyst is defining the traceability approach for a project that must integrate with an existing vendor system. The vendor will not share their internal design documents, but they will provide a list of delivered interfaces. The project must demonstrate that every business requirement is addressed by either a custom component or a vendor interface. What should the BA include in the traceability approach?

   • ATrace business requirements to a combination of custom solution components and vendor-provided interface definitions, treating the interface list as the boundary of vendor traceability.
   • BRequire the vendor to provide full internal design traceability as a condition of the contract.
   • CCreate a separate traceability matrix for the vendor system and do not link it to the project's business requirements.
   • DTrace business requirements only to custom components, and document vendor interfaces as out of scope.
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6. 15foundation · easy

   What does a traceability metric like 'coverage' measure?

   • AThe number of team members involved in traceability
   • BThe total number of requirements in the project
   • CThe percentage of requirements that are traced to other artifacts
   • DThe time spent on traceability activities
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