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1/5 · Requirements Life Cycle Management · easy
Which of the following is one of the five tasks within the Requirements Life Cycle Management knowledge area in BABOK v3?
APrepare for Elicitation
BMeasure Solution Performance
CTrace Requirements
DDefine Requirements Architecture
Answer: C. The five tasks of Requirements Life Cycle Management are: Trace Requirements, Maintain Requirements, Prioritize Requirements, Assess Requirements Changes, and Approve Requirements. The distractors are real BABOK tasks but belong to other knowledge areas.
Source: BABOK v3 — Requirements Life Cycle Management
2/5 · Requirements Life Cycle Management
Which of the following is a typical basis a business analyst uses when prioritizing requirements?
AElicitation sequence, requester seniority, document length, and the analyst's own personal preference
BWord count, author name, template format, and the date each requirement was last edited
CBenefit, penalty, cost, risk, dependencies, time sensitivity, stability, and regulatory compliance
DAlphabetical identifier order, repository folder, page number, and the tool used to store them
Answer: C. Prioritize Requirements ranks requirements by relative importance using a defined basis. BABOK v3 identifies bases such as benefit, penalty, cost, risk, dependencies, time sensitivity, stability, and regulatory or policy compliance. These help stakeholders agree on the order in which requirements should be addressed when resources or time are constrained.
Source: BABOK v3 — Requirements Life Cycle Management
3/5 · Requirements Life Cycle Management
A team writes a set of detailed solution requirements that are produced directly from a higher-level stakeholder requirement. The business analyst wants to record that the detailed items came from that higher-level requirement. Which traceability relationship should be used?
ADerive
BSatisfy
CDepends on
DValidate
Answer: A. The Derive relationship is used when one requirement is derived or transformed from another, which is common when solution requirements are produced from stakeholder requirements. Satisfy links solution components to requirements, and Validate links requirements to verification artifacts.
Source: BABOK v3 — Requirements Life Cycle Management
4/5 · Requirements Life Cycle Management · hard
Before requesting approval, a business analyst needs to know who is authorized to approve a set of requirements and how disagreements among approvers will be resolved. Where would the BA most appropriately find this information?
AThe solution scope statement, which defines the boundaries of the solution
BThe governance approach, which defines decision-making and approval authority
CThe requirements traceability matrix, which links requirements to their sources
DThe prioritization criteria list, which defines how requirements are ranked before approval
Answer: B. Approve Requirements depends on the governance approach, which specifies who has approval authority, how approvals are obtained, and how conflicts among stakeholders are resolved. Without clear governance, the BA cannot route requirements to the right approvers.
Source: BABOK v3 — Requirements Life Cycle Management
5/5 · Requirements Life Cycle Management · hard
During an approval session, two stakeholder groups cannot agree on whether a set of requirements is acceptable to sign off. To keep the requirements moving toward approval, what is the most appropriate action for the business analyst within the Approve Requirements task?
AFacilitate resolution of the disagreement so the stakeholders can reach a documented agreement
BRemove the disputed requirements from scope without further discussion
CApprove the requirements personally so the schedule is not delayed
DDefer the entire initiative until all stakeholders independently agree on their own
Answer: A. The Approve Requirements task is about obtaining agreement on and sign-off of requirements from stakeholders who have the authority and information to approve them. When stakeholders disagree, the business analyst facilitates resolution and consensus-building (often supported by the governance approach) so a documented agreement can be reached. The analyst facilitates approval but does not normally hold approval authority.
Source: BABOK v3 — Requirements Life Cycle Management
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