Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA) — Question 299

When a business analyst performs requirements tracing, he may need to trace the requirements backward through their lineage and may need to trace the requirements forward through their relationship to other requirements. What is the forward tracing activity called in requirements traceability?

Answer options

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C. Derivation refers to the process of tracing requirements forward to understand how they relate to other requirements. The other options do not specifically represent the forward tracing activity; for example, lineage tracking is more about historical tracking, while backwards pass focuses on tracing requirements backward.