Discuss IIBA CBAP Exam Topic 4 Question 2

Nancy has asked you to trace a particular requirement for her.

What does 'to trace a requirement' mean?

ATracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related. It links risk,
cost, quality, and scope elements to stakeholder and solution requirements to other artifacts created by the team and to solution components.

BTracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related. It links business requirements to stakeholder and solution requirements to other artifacts created by the team and to solution components.

CTracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related. It links business requirements to components in the project's work breakdown structure.

DTracing a requirement means to track a requirements from its first identification all the way to its completion to see what issues, risks, costs, quality, and defects have surrounded the requirement

Suggested Answer: B

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18 comments · newest first

Silva 11 months ago

Sounds like a fancy way of saying "keep tabs on it."

Clemencia 11 months ago

Wait, so it tracks all the way to completion? That's a lot!

Deonna 12 months ago

Not sure about that, I feel like B covers the essentials better.

Lacey 12 months ago

I think option D is the most comprehensive!

Delisa 12 months ago

Tracing a requirement is all about linking it to related requirements.

Nilsa 1 year ago

D seems a bit too focused on tracking issues rather than tracing.

Jeannetta 1 year ago

I think option B is the best fit here.

Rupert 1 year ago

Wait, does it really link to all those elements? Sounds complicated.

Justine 1 year ago

Totally agree! It's crucial for managing project scope.

Valda 1 year ago

Tracing a requirement is all about linking it to other related requirements.

Gwenn 1 year ago

I thought tracing was more about connecting requirements to the project's work breakdown structure, so option C seems familiar, but I'm not entirely confident.

Hui 1 year ago

I feel like tracing should involve tracking the requirement from start to finish, which makes me lean towards option D, but I can't recall all the details.

Gene 1 year ago

I think tracing a requirement is about linking it to other related requirements, but I'm not sure if it includes all those elements like risk and cost.

Justine 1 year ago

I remember a practice question that mentioned linking business requirements to other artifacts, so maybe option B is the right choice?

Leonora 1 year ago

Ah, this is a good one. I remember learning about the lvsnapshot command in my Linux administration class. That's definitely the right answer for making a point-in-time copy of a logical volume.

Jesse 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know the financial and nonfinancial measures, but I'm not totally clear on how to distinguish the one that doesn't measure operational efficiency.

Leatha 1 year ago

Okay, let's see here. The key things I need to check are the database synchronization, the status of the critical services, and the running state and switchover enablement of the servers. I think I can figure this out.

Santos 1 year ago

Okay, I think I have a handle on this. The key is to introduce a trusted utility service that can handle the authentication and authorization logic, as well as logging access to the legacy system. That way, we can decouple the security concerns from the main service.

IIBA CBAP Exam - Topic 4 Question 2 Discussion