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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 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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Question

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

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    16% (7)
  • B
    7% (3)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    72% (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.

ARisk Analysis and Management

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.

BMetrics and Key Performance Indicators

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.

CData Modeling

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.

DDocument AnalysisCorrect

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

Source: https://www.iiba.org/career-resources/a-business-analysis-body-of-knowledge/babok/

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