CAPM Business Analysis Frameworks Practice Question
A business analyst creates a document that maps each requirement to its source and to the test case that will verify it. This document is called:
⚠ Common exam trap
CAPM often tests the confusion between documents that describe requirements (BRD, use case, user story) and the document that links them (RTM), so candidates pick the artifact that sounds most 'requirements-focused' rather than the mapping tool.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Requirements Traceability Matrix
A Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) is precisely the document that maps each requirement to its source (business need, stakeholder, or document) and to the test case that will verify it. It provides bidirectional traceability, ensuring no requirement is orphaned and every requirement is tested.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Use Case
Why it's wrong here
A use case describes actor-system interactions to achieve a goal, not a cross-reference of requirements to sources and test cases. It is tempting because use cases do trace requirements to scenarios, but they capture behaviour rather than the bidirectional mapping the stem describes.
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Requirements Traceability Matrix
Why this is correct
A Requirements Traceability Matrix links each requirement backwards to its source and forwards to the test case verifying it, providing bidirectional coverage. This satisfies the stem's mapping constraint precisely, unlike a requirements document or scope statement that lacks that paired linkage.
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Business Requirements Document (BRD)
Why it's wrong here
A BRD captures and documents business requirements themselves, not the traceability links between each requirement, its source and its verifying test case. It is tempting because the BRD is the requirements repository, but the stem describes a traceability matrix, a separate artefact.
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User Story
Why it's wrong here
A user story is a short, informal statement of a feature from an end user's perspective, not a mapping artefact. It is tempting because stories are often linked to acceptance tests, yet they record a single need rather than tracing every requirement to its source and verifying test case.
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