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Ralph is a business analyst for his organization and he's using the plan-driven approach for business analysis. Ralph has captured the requirements of the project, but what must happen before he can…

The correct answer is C. The initial requirements must be formally approved by the stakeholders. According to the BABOK Guide, a plan-driven approach is an approach that plans upfront with maximum control of what the expected implementation would be. The waterfall project methodology supports a predictive approach in planning. In this approach, the business analyst defines…

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Question

Ralph is a business analyst for his organization and he's using the plan-driven approach for business analysis. Ralph has captured the requirements of the project, but what must happen before he can begin capturing and defining the requirements at a deeper level of detail?

Options

  • AThe initial requirements must be tested for time, cost, quality, and risk.
  • BThe initial requirements must undergo a feasibility study.
  • CThe initial requirements must be formally approved by the stakeholders.
  • DThe initial requirements must pass through the Delphi Technique.

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    86% (31)
  • D
    8% (3)

Explanation

According to the BABOK Guide, a plan-driven approach is an approach that plans upfront with maximum control of what the expected implementation would be. The waterfall project methodology supports a predictive approach in planning. In this approach, the business analyst defines the requirements at a high level and then seeks formal approval from the stakeholders before proceeding to the next phase of the project. This ensures that the scope and objectives of the project are clear and agreed upon by all parties involved. The initial requirements are also known as the business requirements or the scope statement. They provide a broad overview of the problem or opportunity, the desired outcomes, the assumptions, constraints, and risks. The initial requirements are usually documented in a business case, a project charter, or a statement of work. The initial requirements must be formally approved by the stakeholders before the business analyst can begin capturing and defining the requirements at a deeper level of detail, such as the stakeholder, functional, non-functional, transition, and quality requirements. These detailed requirements are usually documented in a requirements specification, a use case model, a data model, a process model, or other artifacts. The detailed requirements must also be validated and verified by the stakeholders before they can be implemented by the solution team.

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