PMI PBA Certification Requirements Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the role of a requirements repository in a project?
- To store, organize, and provide controlled access to all requirements artifacts (Correct answer)
- To archive completed project deliverables
- To track stakeholder contact information
- To manage project budget documentation
Correct answer: To store, organize, and provide controlled access to all requirements artifacts
A requirements repository is a centralized tool for storing, organizing, and managing access to requirements artifacts throughout the project.
Question 2: Which of the following BEST describes functional decomposition in requirements management?
- Breaking down high-level requirements into smaller, more detailed components (Correct answer)
- Removing duplicate requirements from the backlog
- Grouping related stakeholders by business function
- Identifying conflicting requirements and resolving them
Correct answer: Breaking down high-level requirements into smaller, more detailed components
Functional decomposition breaks complex, high-level requirements into smaller, manageable components that are easier to validate and implement.
Question 3: A business analyst wants to ensure all project requirements are testable. What characteristic should each requirement have?
- Verifiability (Correct answer)
- Ambiguity
- Generality
- Flexibility
Correct answer: Verifiability
Requirements must be verifiable so that testers can confirm whether the solution meets each requirement through inspection, testing, or demonstration.
Question 4: What is 'gold plating' in requirements management and why is it discouraged?
- Adding features beyond what stakeholders requested, wasting resources without approval (Correct answer)
- Reviewing requirements multiple times for quality assurance
- Documenting all requirements in a formal template
- Prioritizing requirements by business value
Correct answer: Adding features beyond what stakeholders requested, wasting resources without approval
Gold plating means delivering extra features not requested by stakeholders, which wastes resources and can introduce risks without providing approved business value.
Question 5: Which requirements attribute helps track who requested a specific requirement?
- Source (Correct answer)
- Priority
- Status
- Stability
Correct answer: Source
The 'source' attribute records the origin of a requirement, identifying the stakeholder or document from which it was derived.
Question 6: A business analyst discovers two requirements that contradict each other. The FIRST step should be to:
- Identify the stakeholders responsible for each conflicting requirement and facilitate resolution (Correct answer)
- Remove both requirements from the backlog
- Escalate immediately to the project sponsor without analysis
- Document the conflict and continue with other requirements
Correct answer: Identify the stakeholders responsible for each conflicting requirement and facilitate resolution
When conflicting requirements are identified, the BA should first identify responsible stakeholders and facilitate a resolution before proceeding.
PMI PBA Certification Requirements Management 2
What is the role of a requirements repository in a project?