Which of the following can be used to track the requirements throughout the project life cycle?

Question

Options

• ARequirements traceability matrix
• BScope management plan
• CProject charter
• DWork breakdown structure

• A
  74% (29)
• B
  8% (3)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  15% (6)

Explanation

A Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) is purpose-built to track each requirement from its origin through design, development, testing, and delivery - giving stakeholders a clear audit trail across the entire project life cycle.

The distractors each serve a different purpose: the Scope Management Plan (B) defines how scope will be defined and controlled, not how individual requirements are tracked; the Project Charter (C) authorizes the project and identifies high-level objectives, but doesn't track detailed requirements; and the Work Breakdown Structure (D) decomposes deliverables into manageable work packages, focusing on work rather than requirements.

Memory tip: Think of the RTM as a spreadsheet where each row is a requirement and each column is a project phase - you can trace any requirement left-to-right (forward traceability) to see if it was implemented, or right-to-left (backward traceability) to see why a feature exists. If the question mentions "trace" or "track requirements," the answer is almost always the RTM.

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