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1/5 · Requirements Analysis and Design Definition · easy
A business analyst checks a set of requirements to confirm they are clear, complete, consistent, and of sufficient quality to be used as a reliable basis for further work. According to BABOK v3, which RADD task is being performed?
ASpecify and Model Requirements
BValidate Requirements
CTrace Requirements
DVerify Requirements
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D is correct. Verify Requirements focuses on whether requirements are defined correctly and meet quality standards (clear, complete, consistent, etc.). Validate Requirements is concerned with whether they deliver value. The 'verify = build it right, validate = build the right thing' distinction is a frequently tested ECBA concept.
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2/5 · Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
After requirements are agreed, a team identifies three different approaches for meeting them: building a custom application, configuring an off-the-shelf product, or outsourcing the process entirely. Which task involves identifying and describing these alternative ways of meeting the need?
ADefine Design Options
BDefine Requirements Architecture
CAnalyze Potential Value and Recommend Solution
DPrioritize Requirements
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A is correct. Define Design Options is the task in which the business analyst identifies, explores, and describes the various ways a need could be met. Each option may include allocation of requirements across solution components, implementation approaches (build, buy, outsource), and identification of improvement opportunities.
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3/5 · Requirements Analysis and Design Definition
A reviewer reports: 'These requirements are well written and internally consistent, but if we build exactly what they describe, the business still won't be able to reduce its order-processing time as the project intended.' Which task should address this concern?
AValidate Requirements
BPrioritize Requirements
CSpecify and Model Requirements
DVerify Requirements
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A is correct. Validate Requirements ensures that all requirements and designs align to the business goals and objectives and will deliver value. A requirement can be perfectly verified (high quality) yet fail validation if it does not contribute to the desired outcomes.
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4/5 · Requirements Analysis and Design Definition · hard
BABOK groups models by what they primarily represent. A model that shows the people involved, the roles they play, and the organizational units they belong to falls into which category of model?
AActivity flow models
BPeople and roles models
CInformation models
DRationale models
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B is correct. Specify and Model Requirements describes several model categories, including those representing people and roles, concepts and information, activity flow, capability, and rationale. Org charts and roles-and-responsibilities models belong to the people and roles category.
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5/5 · Requirements Analysis and Design Definition · hard
A business analyst is structuring a large set of requirements so that they fit together as a coherent whole, with each requirement supporting the overall solution and no important gaps or conflicts. Which task is the analyst performing?
ADefine Requirements Architecture
BMaintain Requirements
CPrioritize Requirements
DSpecify and Model Requirements
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A is correct. Define Requirements Architecture ensures that the requirements collectively support one another to achieve the objectives, and that the set is complete and free of conflicts. It provides the structure (viewpoints and views, relationships, and the information model) that holds the requirements together as a coherent whole.
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