Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA) — Question 253

A government agency has initiated a project to implement a customer registry that will be shared across multiple agencies. Early estimates indicate there will be hundreds of requirements. While determining the requirements traceability approach, what factor takes precedence?

Answer options

• A. Number of stakeholders
• B. Cost of tracing
• C. Number of defects
• D. Cost of testing

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The cost of tracing is crucial because it directly impacts the overall budget and resource allocation for the project. While the number of stakeholders, defects, and costs of testing are important, they do not have as immediate an effect on the feasibility and effectiveness of maintaining requirements traceability as the cost of tracing does.