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A health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:

The correct answer is A. Derives. The 'Derives' relationship in business analysis and modeling indicates that one artifact or element is computed or transformed from another source element.

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Question

A health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:

Options

  • ADerives
  • BDepends
  • CValidates
  • DVerifies
  • IAbility to integrate online maps and global positioning system (GPS) technology with the mobile

How the community answered

(59 responses)
  • A
    71% (42)
  • B
    3% (2)
  • C
    8% (5)
  • D
    15% (9)
  • I
    2% (1)

Why each option

The 'Derives' relationship in business analysis and modeling indicates that one artifact or element is computed or transformed from another source element.

ADerivesCorrect

In the BABOK and UML-based modeling approaches, a 'derives' relationship signifies that one element is transformed or inferred from another - for example, a detailed design requirement derived from a high-level business requirement. This relationship accurately describes a transformation dependency, distinguishing it from dependencies or verification relationships which serve entirely different purposes.

BDepends

A 'depends' relationship indicates that one element requires another to exist or function correctly, representing a prerequisite dependency rather than a derivation or transformation.

CValidates

'Validates' describes a relationship in which one artifact confirms that the solution meets actual business needs or stakeholder goals, which is a business justification relationship rather than a derivation.

DVerifies

'Verifies' describes a relationship in which one artifact confirms that the solution meets its specified requirements, representing a quality assurance relationship rather than a transformation from one element to another.

IAbility to integrate online maps and global positioning system (GPS) technology with the mobile

Concept tested: Business analysis traceability relationship types - Derives

Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/

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