Requirements Life Cycle Management Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of requirements traceability in business analysis?
Answer: To establish relationships between requirements and their sources, components, and deliverables
Requirements traceability establishes and maintains relationships between requirements and their origins, components, designs, and solution deliverables to ensure alignment throughout the project.
Which of the following best describes the MoSCoW technique in requirements prioritization?
Answer: A method to categorize requirements as Must have, Should have, Could have, and Won't have
MoSCoW stands for Must have, Should have, Could have, and Won't have, and is used to prioritize requirements based on stakeholder consensus about their relative importance.
What is the primary artifact used to document relationships between requirements, test cases, and business objectives?
Answer: Requirements Traceability Matrix
A Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) maps requirements to their sources, test cases, and business objectives, ensuring complete coverage and accountability.
When a change request is submitted that affects existing requirements, what should a business analyst do first?
Answer: Assess the impact of the proposed change on related requirements and solution components
The first step in assessing a requirements change is to analyze its impact on all related requirements, designs, and solution components before any decision is made.
What is the purpose of establishing a requirements baseline?
Answer: To provide a fixed reference point against which changes can be assessed and controlled
A requirements baseline creates a stable, approved reference point that allows teams to measure scope changes and manage deviations systematically.
Which task within Requirements Life Cycle Management ensures requirements remain accurate and up to date throughout the solution lifecycle?
Answer: Maintain Requirements
Maintain Requirements is the task focused on keeping requirements accurate, consistent, and current as the project and business environment evolve.
Why is requirements prioritization important in the Requirements Life Cycle Management knowledge area?
Answer: It helps allocate limited resources to the most valuable requirements first
Prioritization ensures that resources, time, and effort are directed toward requirements that deliver the highest business value, especially when trade-offs must be made.