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A project team needs to maintain the traceability of requirements for a software system. Due to the large number of requirements, which of the following methods should the team use?

The correct answer is D. Use a requirements management tool. To efficiently manage large-scale requirementsand ensure traceability, using arequirements management toolis the best approach. The BABOK® Guide (Chapter 5.1 - Trace Requirements)highlights that a requirements management tool helps withtracking dependencies, changes, version cont

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Question

A project team needs to maintain the traceability of requirements for a software system. Due to the large number of requirements, which of the following methods should the team use?

Options

  • ACreate a requirements model
  • BMaintain the requirements manually
  • CDevelop a database management system
  • DUse a requirements management tool

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    91% (42)

Explanation

To efficiently manage large-scale requirementsand ensure traceability, using arequirements management toolis the best approach. The BABOK® Guide (Chapter 5.1 - Trace Requirements)highlights that a requirements management tool helps withtracking dependencies, changes, version control, and maintaining an audit trail of requirement modifications. Creating a requirements model (Option A)helps with visualization but does not ensure full Maintaining requirements manually (Option B)is inefficient for large-scale projects. Developing a database management system (Option C)is not cost-effective compared to specialized tools.

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