A BA is working on a project where a requirement is linked to a specific design component. The design component is changed to improve performance. What should the BA do to maintain traceability?

Inform the development team that the change is not allowed

Create a new requirement to reflect the design change

Remove the link between the requirement and the design component

Update the design component and note the change in the traceability matrix

A BA is monitoring requirements status on a software project. A requirement was approved by stakeholders, but the development team has not yet started implementation. The BA needs to report the current status of this requirement in the weekly status report. How should the BA classify this requirement?

Approved and pending implementation

A BA is managing a change request that is urgent and requires immediate implementation to avoid a regulatory penalty. The change control board (CCB) is not scheduled to meet for another two weeks. What should the BA do?

Request an emergency CCB meeting to review and approve the change

Ask the project sponsor to approve the change without CCB review

Implement the change immediately and inform the CCB at the next meeting

Wait for the next scheduled CCB meeting to avoid disrupting the process

A BA is reporting on requirements status to a group of stakeholders that includes both technical team leads and business sponsors. The BA needs to provide a report that is useful to both audiences. What should the BA do?

Send the same report to all stakeholders and let them filter the information themselves

Create a single detailed report with all technical and business information

Create two separate reports: one technical for the team leads and one summary for the sponsors

Present the report verbally and answer questions from each group

What does it mean when a requirement's status is 'validated'?

The requirement has been approved by the sponsor

The implemented solution has been confirmed to meet the requirement

The requirement has been implemented in the solution

The requirement has been removed from the project scope

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Domain 4Objective 4

Task 4 PMI-PBA Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Traceability and Monitoring domain, which accounts for 15% of the PMI-PBA exam. PMI does not publish an official question count, but from its 240-minute exam (~95–160 total, ~14–24 in this domain), expect 3–5 from this objective — we provide 29 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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21application · medium
A BA is working on a project where a requirement is linked to a specific design component. The design component is changed to improve performance. What should the BA do to maintain traceability?
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22application · easy
A BA is monitoring requirements status on a software project. A requirement was approved by stakeholders, but the development team has not yet started implementation. The BA needs to report the current status of this requirement in the weekly status report. How should the BA classify this requirement?
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23expert · hard
A BA is managing a change request that is urgent and requires immediate implementation to avoid a regulatory penalty. The change control board (CCB) is not scheduled to meet for another two weeks. What should the BA do?
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24application · medium
A BA is reporting on requirements status to a group of stakeholders that includes both technical team leads and business sponsors. The BA needs to provide a report that is useful to both audiences. What should the BA do?
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25foundation · easy
What does it mean when a requirement's status is 'validated'?
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