CBAP · Question #412
A business analyst (BA) was presenting requirements to all stakeholders, after having reviewed, structured and organized the requirements. The requirements were being presented in the form of multi…
The correct answer is D. Ensure completeness. The BA failed to verify that the requirements were complete, consistent, and free of contradictions before presenting them. Ensuring completeness is the verification activity that would have detected missing, inconsistent, and contradictory requirements prior to stakeholder…
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A business analyst (BA) was presenting requirements to all stakeholders, after having reviewed, structured and organized the requirements. The requirements were being presented in the form of multi layered business process models, using standard notations with proper sequencing of tasks. During the presentation, the project manager points out a few of the missing, inconsistent, and contradictory requirements. What did the BA fail to perform?
Options
- AUse template architecture
- BDevelop the solution scope
- CAccommodate requirement viewpoints
- DEnsure completeness
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A13% (4)
- B3% (1)
- C6% (2)
- D77% (24)
Why each option
The BA failed to verify that the requirements were complete, consistent, and free of contradictions before presenting them. Ensuring completeness is the verification activity that would have detected missing, inconsistent, and contradictory requirements prior to stakeholder review.
Using template architecture refers to applying standardized document structures or model formats and does not specifically address verifying that requirements are complete and non-contradictory.
Developing the solution scope defines the boundaries of what the solution will address and is a scoping activity rather than a requirements verification activity.
Accommodating requirement viewpoints involves considering different stakeholder perspectives during elicitation, but does not constitute verification of completeness or consistency across the requirements set.
Ensuring completeness is a requirements verification task in which the BA confirms that no requirements are missing, that each requirement is sufficiently detailed, and that the full set is internally consistent and free of conflicts. By skipping this step, the BA presented a requirements set that still contained gaps, inconsistencies, and contradictions - exactly the defects the project manager identified during the presentation.
Concept tested: Requirements verification and completeness check
Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/
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