CBAP · Question #226
Wanda is the business analyst for her organization and she is currently working on the specify and model requirements process. One of the elements of this process is the documentation of the textual…
The correct answer is A. Any constraints that may prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement. Textual requirements have three core components: capabilities the solution must provide, conditions under which those capabilities apply, and constraints that may prevent fulfillment.
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Wanda is the business analyst for her organization and she is currently working on the specify and model requirements process. One of the elements of this process is the documentation of the textual requirements. Wanda must describe the capabilities of the solution, any conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and what third component of the textual requirement?
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- AAny constraints that may prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement
- BWrite in the active voice
- CDescribe a situation or problem
- DExpress only one requirement at a time
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A84% (16)
- B5% (1)
- C11% (2)
Why each option
Textual requirements have three core components: capabilities the solution must provide, conditions under which those capabilities apply, and constraints that may prevent fulfillment.
Per the BABOK Guide, well-formed textual requirements consist of three elements: a capability describing what the solution does, a condition describing when or how it applies, and a constraint identifying limitations or restrictions that could prevent the requirement from being met. Constraints are the third required component alongside capabilities and conditions.
Writing in the active voice is a quality characteristic for drafting requirements, not a structural component of textual requirements alongside capabilities and conditions.
Describing a situation or problem relates to problem definition or use case context, not the third structural component of a textual requirement.
Expressing only one requirement at a time is a writing guideline to avoid compound requirements, not one of the three structural components of a textual requirement.
Concept tested: Three components of textual requirements specification
Source: https://www.iiba.org/career-resources/a-business-analysis-professionals-foundation-for-success/babok/
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