CBAP · Question #411
A business analyst (BA) is preparing to specify requirements. Various attributes can be specified for each requirement or set of requirements. Which approach contains a suitable set of attributes?
The correct answer is C. Business Analysis. Requirement attributes such as priority, status, source, and complexity are core elements of business analysis practice. The Business Analysis approach is the only option that encompasses the full, suitable set of attributes used to specify requirements.
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A business analyst (BA) is preparing to specify requirements. Various attributes can be specified for each requirement or set of requirements. Which approach contains a suitable set of attributes?
Options
- AStakeholder Engagement
- BInformation Management
- CBusiness Analysis
- DGovernance
How the community answered
(51 responses)- A14% (7)
- B4% (2)
- C78% (40)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
Requirement attributes such as priority, status, source, and complexity are core elements of business analysis practice. The Business Analysis approach is the only option that encompasses the full, suitable set of attributes used to specify requirements.
Stakeholder Engagement focuses on identifying, analyzing, and managing stakeholders rather than defining or assigning attributes to requirements.
Information Management addresses how business analysis artifacts are stored, accessed, and maintained over time, not the specific attributes used to specify individual requirements.
Business Analysis as a discipline includes the specification and management of requirement attributes - including absolute reference, author, complexity, ownership, priority, risk, source, stability, status, and urgency - which are used to describe and manage each requirement or set of requirements throughout the lifecycle. BABOK v3 identifies these attributes within the Business Analysis practice as essential descriptors that support traceability, prioritization, and lifecycle management of requirements.
Governance covers oversight mechanisms, decision rights, and change control processes, not the attribute sets applied to requirements during specification.
Concept tested: Requirement attributes in business analysis
Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/
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