CBAP · Question #365
While validating requirements for a software implementation project, the business analyst (BA) needs to identify scenarios that would alter the benefit delivered by a requirement. Which of the followi
The correct answer is D. Document Analysis. When validating requirements, Document Analysis allows the BA to review existing documentation to surface scenarios and conditions that could change the benefit a requirement delivers.
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While validating requirements for a software implementation project, the business analyst (BA) needs to identify scenarios that would alter the benefit delivered by a requirement. Which of the following techniques should the BA use to identify such scenarios?
Options
- ARisk Analysis and Management
- BMetrics and Key Performance Indicators
- CData Modeling
- DDocument Analysis
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(43 responses)- A16% (7)
- B7% (3)
- C5% (2)
- D72% (31)
Why each option
When validating requirements, Document Analysis allows the BA to review existing documentation to surface scenarios and conditions that could change the benefit a requirement delivers.
Risk Analysis and Management identifies and prioritizes threats to the project or solution overall; it is not focused on examining requirement documents to surface specific scenarios that change how individual requirements deliver value.
Metrics and Key Performance Indicators are used to measure solution or process performance after implementation and do not help identify pre-implementation scenarios that alter requirement-level benefits.
Data Modeling represents data structures, entities, and their relationships to support requirements; it is not a technique for identifying scenarios or conditions that would change the benefit a requirement delivers.
Document Analysis involves systematically reviewing existing artifacts such as requirements specifications, business process documents, policies, and prior-state documentation to extract relevant information and uncover unstated or overlooked scenarios. During requirements validation, applying this technique helps the BA identify edge cases, exceptions, and contextual conditions documented elsewhere that would alter whether a requirement delivers its intended benefit.
Concept tested: Using document analysis to validate requirement benefit scenarios
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