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After a walk-through of the requirements specification with the business users, the group determines that five requirements are now mandatory due to new government regulations. What should the busines

The correct answer is A. Update the priority of the requirements and record the reason for doing so. According to the BABOK® Guide, a business analyst (BA) should manage and maintain the requirements throughout the business analysis process. This includes prioritizing the requirements based on their relative value, risk, difficulty of implementation, and stakeholder preferences.

Requirements Life Cycle Management

Question

After a walk-through of the requirements specification with the business users, the group determines that five requirements are now mandatory due to new government regulations. What should the business analyst (BA) do following the meeting?

Options

  • AUpdate the priority of the requirements and record the reason for doing so
  • BAsk the test analyst to ensure that test cases are only written to cover the new requirements
  • CEscalate the decision to the project manager to confirm with all users again
  • DHelp the system analyst create a prototype of the requirements to demo to the users

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    81% (22)
  • B
    11% (3)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

According to the BABOK® Guide, a business analyst (BA) should manage and maintain the requirements throughout the business analysis process. This includes prioritizing the requirements based on their relative value, risk, difficulty of implementation, and stakeholder preferences. A BA should also document the rationale for the prioritization and communicate any changes to the relevant stakeholders. In this scenario, the BA should update the priority of the five requirements that are now mandatory due to new government regulations, and record the reason for doing so. This way, the BA can ensure that the requirements reflect the current business needs and comply with the external constraints. The BA can also inform the project team and other affected stakeholders about the changes and their implications for the project scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

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#requirements prioritization#regulatory requirements#requirements update#change documentation

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