Requirements Life Cycle Management Flashcards
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What is the output of the Approve Requirements task in BABOK?
Answer: Requirements that are approved and ready to be baselined or implemented
The Approve Requirements task produces requirements that have received stakeholder agreement and are in a state ready for baselining or for use in solution design and implementation.
How does requirements traceability support solution evaluation at the end of a project?
Answer: It allows analysts to verify that all approved requirements are addressed by the delivered solution
Traceability links requirements to solution components, enabling analysts to confirm that every approved requirement has been fulfilled by the delivered solution during evaluation.
What triggers the need for a formal requirements change assessment in a project?
Answer: A proposed modification to a baselined requirement that could affect scope, cost, time, or quality
A formal change assessment is triggered when a proposed modification to a baselined requirement has the potential to impact project scope, schedule, budget, or quality attributes.
Which prioritization technique involves sequentially comparing pairs of requirements to determine relative importance?
Answer: Pairwise Comparison
Pairwise comparison evaluates requirements in pairs to determine which has higher relative value, building a ranked list from the accumulated comparisons.
What role does a business analyst play during the requirements approval process?
Answer: Facilitating stakeholder review, resolving conflicts, and ensuring informed consensus
The business analyst facilitates the approval process by organizing reviews, clarifying ambiguities, mediating conflicts, and guiding stakeholders toward informed consensus.
What is the purpose of requirements versioning in Requirements Life Cycle Management?
Answer: To maintain a history of changes to requirements so previous states can be referenced or restored
Requirements versioning preserves the history of changes to requirements documentation, enabling teams to reference prior states, audit changes, and restore earlier versions if needed.
Which BABOK task within Requirements Life Cycle Management is most concerned with keeping requirements aligned with evolving business needs over time?
Answer: Maintain Requirements
Maintain Requirements ensures that requirements remain accurate, consistent, and reflective of current business needs as the organizational context and project environment evolve.