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All of the following are techniques that can be used to specify or model requirements except for which one?

The correct answer is C. Work breakdown structure creation. Work breakdown structure (WBS) creation is a project management technique, not a requirements modeling or specification technique.

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

Question

All of the following are techniques that can be used to specify or model requirements except for which one?

Options

  • AOrganization modeling
  • BData modeling
  • CWork breakdown structure creation
  • DState diagrams

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    14% (3)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    77% (17)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

Work breakdown structure (WBS) creation is a project management technique, not a requirements modeling or specification technique.

AOrganization modeling

Organization modeling is a valid requirements technique that depicts roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures within a business domain.

BData modeling

Data modeling is a valid requirements technique used to define and describe data entities, their attributes, and relationships.

CWork breakdown structure creationCorrect

A WBS is a project management tool used to decompose project deliverables into manageable work packages for scheduling and cost estimation purposes. It organizes project work, not system requirements. Requirements techniques like modeling focus on describing system behavior, data structures, or organizational context.

DState diagrams

State diagrams are a valid requirements modeling technique that show how a system or entity transitions between states in response to events.

Concept tested: Requirements modeling techniques vs. project management tools

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

Topics

#requirements modeling#modeling techniques#data modeling#work breakdown structure

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