http://www.alsenosy.com | http://www.professionalengineers.usRequirementsTraceability Matrix
Therequirementstraceabilitymatrixisagridthatlinksproductrequirementsfromtheirorigintothe
deliverablesthatsatisfythem.Theimplementationofarequirementstraceabilitymatrixhelpsensure
thateachrequirementaddsbusinessvaluebylinkingittothebusinessandproject objectives.It
providesameanstotrackrequirementsthroughouttheprojectlifecycle,helpingto ensurethat
requirementsapprovedintherequirementsdocumentationaredeliveredattheendof theproject.
Finally,itprovidesastructureformanagingchangestotheproductscope.
Tracingrequirementsincludes,butisnotlimitedto:
o Business needs, opportunities, goals, andobjectives;
o Projectobjectives;
o Project scope and WBSdeliverables;
o Productdesign;
o Productdevelopment;
o Test strategy and test scenarios;and
o High-level requirements to more detailedrequirements.
Attributes associated with each requirement can be recorded in the requirements traceability
matrix.Theseattributeshelpdefinekeyinformationabouttherequirement.Typicalattributesused in
therequirementstraceabilitymatrixmayincludeauniqueidentifier,atextualdescriptionofthe
requirement,the rationale forinclusion, owner, source,priority,version,current status(such as
active, canceled, deferred, added, approved, assigned, completed), and status date. Additional
attributestoensurethattherequirementhasmetstakeholders'satisfactionmayincludestability,
complexity,andacceptancecriteria.Figure 5 – 7 providesanexampleofarequirementstraceability
matrixwithitsassociatedattributes.
- Answer: C.
PMBOK®Guide,page 150 .Figure 5 – 8 ;andpage 154 ,Section 5. 3. 3
DefineScope:Outputs
Outputs from the Define Scope process are asfollows:
1.Project scopestatement.
2.Project documentupdates:
o Assumption log,
o Requirementsdocumentation,
o Requirements traceability matrix,and
o Stakeholderregister.
- Answer:A.
PMBOK® Guide, pages 154 – 155 , Table 5 – 1 , and Section 5. 3. 3. 1