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Which one of the following statements best describes requirements prioritization?

The correct answer is D. It determines how requirements will be prioritized and how those priorities will be used to. Requirements prioritization is a universally applicable business analysis activity that ranks requirements and defines how those rankings drive decisions, regardless of delivery approach.

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Question

Which one of the following statements best describes requirements prioritization?

Options

  • AIt determines how requirements will be prioritized based on the most important stakeholders
  • BIt is only used with the change-driven approach to business analysis.
  • CIt is only used with the plan-driven approach to business analysis.
  • DIt determines how requirements will be prioritized and how those priorities will be used to

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    11% (2)
  • B
    6% (1)
  • C
    11% (2)
  • D
    72% (13)

Why each option

Requirements prioritization is a universally applicable business analysis activity that ranks requirements and defines how those rankings drive decisions, regardless of delivery approach.

AIt determines how requirements will be prioritized based on the most important stakeholders

Prioritization is based on criteria such as business value, risk, cost, and dependencies - not solely on the importance or seniority of stakeholders.

BIt is only used with the change-driven approach to business analysis.

Requirements prioritization is not limited to change-driven approaches; it is equally essential in plan-driven approaches to determine implementation order and manage scope.

CIt is only used with the plan-driven approach to business analysis.

Requirements prioritization is not exclusive to plan-driven approaches; change-driven approaches such as Agile rely heavily on continuous prioritization through techniques like backlog refinement.

DIt determines how requirements will be prioritized and how those priorities will be used toCorrect

Requirements prioritization determines the relative importance of requirements using criteria such as business value, risk, and dependency, and then defines how those rankings influence implementation sequencing, scope decisions, and resource allocation. It applies to both plan-driven and change-driven approaches.

Concept tested: Requirements prioritization scope and applicability

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

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