CPRE Preventive Maintenance Procedures 5

Question 1

When a legacy system has no documentation, which approach helps recover its requirements?

Accepted Answer

Reverse engineering of existing behavior, code and usage combined with stakeholder input

Answer

Requirements for legacy systems are recovered by analyzing artifacts and behavior and validating with stakeholders.

Question 2

What is a key advantage of reusing well-maintained requirements across projects?

Accepted Answer

Reduces effort and increases consistency

Answer

Reuse saves effort and promotes consistent quality, but reused items still need validation.

Question 3

Which lifecycle consideration applies to requirements during product operation?

Accepted Answer

They must be kept current as the product evolves and new releases are planned

Answer

Requirements remain a living reference throughout the product lifecycle.

Question 4

What does a requirements glossary contribute to long-term maintenance?

Accepted Answer

It prevents terminology drift and misunderstandings over time

Answer

A maintained glossary keeps shared terminology consistent as the team changes.

Question 5

Which practice supports knowledge preservation when team members leave?

Accepted Answer

Keeping rationale and decisions documented alongside requirements

Answer

Documented rationale lets successors understand why decisions were made.

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