Business Analysis & Requirements Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of a Business Requirements Document (BRD)?
Answer: To describe the business needs, objectives, and conditions a solution must meet from the stakeholder perspective
A BRD captures the business objectives, stakeholder needs, and high-level requirements that a solution must satisfy, serving as the foundation for system design.
In business analysis, what is a 'use case'?
Answer: A description of how a user (actor) interacts with a system to achieve a specific goal
A use case describes a sequence of interactions between an actor and a system to accomplish a goal, capturing functional requirements from the user's perspective.
What technique do business analysts use to identify all stakeholders who have an interest in a system or project?
Answer: Stakeholder analysis
Stakeholder analysis identifies individuals or groups affected by a project, assesses their interests and influence, and guides engagement strategies.
What is the difference between functional and non-functional requirements?
Answer: Functional requirements describe what a system must do; non-functional requirements describe how well it must do it
Functional requirements specify system behaviors and features (what it does), while non-functional requirements define quality attributes like performance, security, and usability.
What is a 'gap analysis' in business analysis?
Answer: A comparison of the current state versus the desired future state to identify what needs to change
Gap analysis identifies the difference between where an organization is now (current state) and where it wants to be (future state), revealing the changes needed to close that gap.
Which business analysis technique involves creating a visual map of an organization's processes showing inputs, activities, and outputs?
Answer: Process mapping (workflow diagram)
Process mapping (also called workflow diagramming or business process modeling) visually documents the steps, decisions, inputs, and outputs of a business process.
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