PMP · Question #1309
A project manager is assigned to a large construction project with more than 100 project team members. The project manager is having a hard time keeping the project on track and deriving the planned b
The correct answer is C. Implement a requirements traceability matrix.. To ensure all requirements link to business and project objectives and to derive planned benefits, the project manager should implement a requirements traceability matrix (RTM).
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Options
- AUnderstand the project management plan.
- BReview the requirements on a weekly basis.
- CImplement a requirements traceability matrix.
- DAdd the requirements to the project charter.
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A16% (3)
- B5% (1)
- C74% (14)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
To ensure all requirements link to business and project objectives and to derive planned benefits, the project manager should implement a requirements traceability matrix (RTM).
Understanding the project management plan is fundamental, but the plan itself does not provide the detailed, specific linkage between individual requirements and objectives that an RTM does.
Reviewing requirements weekly is a good monitoring practice, but it does not establish the initial, structured linkage between requirements and objectives that the project manager is seeking.
A Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) is a crucial tool that links requirements back to their origin (e.g., business goals, project objectives, use cases) and forward to design, development, and test cases. This linkage helps verify that every requirement supports the project's strategic goals, preventing scope creep and ensuring the project delivers its intended benefits.
Adding detailed requirements to the project charter is incorrect; the charter is a high-level document, and detailed requirements are managed in separate documentation and through tools like an RTM.
Concept tested: Requirements traceability for scope management
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundations/pmi-lexicon#requirements-traceability-matrix
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3C. The requirements traceability matrix is literally the tool that links each requirement back to its business and project objective, so the PM can track origin, status, and value across a large team. Memorizing that one keyword combo, traceability and linking requirements, saves you from guessing when the stem gets wordy.
C on my first attempt, missed it because I overthought it like B.
C. After 20 years I still use an RTM, nothing else links requirements to objectives.