Chapter 4 requirments managment and Communications
Give an example of typical ongoing requirements.
- contractual obligations -quality standards -service level agreements -business rules -business process -requirements describing work product of group
How are org process assets utilized as an input into maintain requ for reuse?
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What techniques may be helpful in the Manage Solution Scope and Requ Task?
1. problem tracking 2. base lining 3. sign off
what inputs are required for the Communicate Requirements task?
1.BA communication plan 2.requirements 3.requirements package (if completed)
describe the elements in the manage solution scope and requirements task.
1.ensure requ in scope 2. manage and resolve conflict 3.present requ 4. approval
How might the problem tracking technique be employed in the completion of the Manage Solution Scope and Requirements Task?
Allows the business analyst to manage any issues identified with requirements by stakeholders and ensure that those issues are resolved.
Who has authority to approve requirements?
As per Requ Mng Plan
List the outputs from BA Planning and Monitoring KA that are required inputs for the Requirements Mng and Communication KA
BA Communication Plan Requirements Management Plan Stakeholder List Roles and Responsibilities
When communicating requirements, where can the BA find information on when the communication should be received and in what form?
BA Communications Plan
When communicating requirements, where can the BA find what information needs to be communicated?
BA Communications Plan
Once requirements are approved the approved state is can be captured and all future changes are recorded and tracked, and the current state may be compared to the original, approved state. This technique is known as BLANK.
Base lining
this input into the prepare requirements package task will typically describe the stakeholder groups, their communication needs, and define whether a single requirements package or multiple requirements packages are required. It will also define the level of formality that is appropriate for the requirements.
Business Analysis Communication Plan
for the task Communicate Requirements, this input defines what information is to be communicated, which stakeholders need to receive it, when communication should occur, and the form it should occur in.
Business Analysis Communication Plan:
The output of this task is the stakeholder's understanding of the requirements and their current state.
Communicate Requirements
What task uses the requirements package?
Communicate Requirements
When the requirement fully includes the other requirement. This is a special case of subset, where the top-level requirement is the sum of the sub-requirements.
Cover
This stakeholder is often involved in the definition and approval of requirements.
Domain SME
This relationship exists when a requirement is easier to implement if a related requirement is also implemented.
Effort
In what context might a Vision Statement be used?
Example of requirements package in a formal documentation format
External customers and suppliers will need detailed technical interface requirements to order to construct the proper network and security protocols in accordance with corporate policies. Which stakeholder will supply this?
Implementation SMEs
What three tasks utilize approved requirements as an input?
Maintain Requ for re-use Assess proposed solution allocate requirements
the purpose of this task is to manage knowledge of requirements following their implementation and involves Identifying requirements that are candidates for long-term usage by the organization.
Maintain Requirements for Re-use
The purpose of this task is to Obtain and maintain consensus among key stakeholders regarding the overall solution scope and the requirements that will be implemented.
Manage Solution Scope and Requirements
What task produces approved requirements?
Manage Solution scope and Requirements
This relationship exists when it only makes sense to implement a particular requirement if a related requirement is also implemented. This relationship may be unidirectional or bi-directional.
Necessity
What techniques does the BABOK Provide for the task maintain requ for reuse?
None
which task in the RA area utilizes the stakeholder list?
ONLY Prioritize Requirements
How is the domain SME involved in the manage requirements for re use task?
Ongoing requirements are likely to be referenced by Domain SMEs on a regular basis to ensure that work products meet them.
this input into the prepare requirements package task May include templates that can be used to package the requirements
Organizational Process Assets
what are the two inputs into the task Maintain Requirements for Re-use?
Organizational Process Assets requirements
the purpose of this task is to select and structure a set of requirements in an appropriate fashion to ensure that the requirements are effectively communicated to, understood by, and usable by a stakeholder group or groups.
Prepare Requirements package
what is the primary difference between an RFI and RFP/RFQ?
RFI - open to a # of solutions RFP/RFQ - understand nature of solution and looking for vendor to implement.
what are the inputs into Manage Requirements Traceability ?
Requirements Requirements Management Plan
For the task Communicate Requirements, this input is not mandatory, but if it exists, it must be distributed, reviewed, and the contents must be communicated to stakeholders.
Requirements Package
What state do requirements need to be in to be packaged?
Requirements may be packaged at any point in their lifecycle
How is the solution scope utilized as an input into Requirements Mng and Communications KA?
Requirements must support the solution scope in order to be approved, unless the solution scope is modified accordingly
When reviewing the Requirements package, this stakeholder's primary goal is to understand that the solution will meet the return on investment expectations in accordance with their business plan, and to minimize the time required for them to make an effective decision.
Sponsor and other high managers, executives.
What inputs are required to produce approved requirements?
TASK: Manage Solution Scope and Requ Requirements mng plan solution scope Stakeholder List Roles and Responsibilities Stakeholder Solution or transition requ (Communicated or Traced)
who is likely to trace test cases to requirements?
Tester
What role does the sponsor play in the Mng Solution Scope and Requ task?
The business case, solution or product scope and all requirements must be reviewed and approved by the sponsor(s) according to the approval authority stated in the requirements management plan.
Why is the implementation SME interested in requirements tracing?
They link solution requirement's to the solution component that implements them
What is the tester's primary concern when reviewing the requirements package?
They must acquire a thorough understanding of the functional and non-functional requirements in order to build an effective testing strategy
How is the implementation SME involved in tracing requirements?
They must be able to link the requirements to the solution components that will implement them.
When including a requirement affects the desirability of a related requirement (either increasing or decreasing it).
Vaule
How is the implementation SME involved in the Manage Solution Scope and Requ task?
Will likely be involved in this process to ensure that the requirements can be implemented.
document or collection of notes or diagrams used by the business analyst during the requirements development process.
Work Product
what are the inputs into Prepare Requirement Package?
ba com plan Requirements Org Process Assets Requ Structure
List three techniques that can be utilized in managing solution scope and requirements
baselining, problem tracking, sign off
When preparing the requirements package, how will the BA know the stakeholder's communication needs?
by referring to the ba com plan
How will the BA know the appropriate level of formality for the requirements package?
by referring to the requirements management plan
A BLANK is a table or spreadsheet used to manage tracing. It is typically used when there are relatively few requirements or when tracing is limited to high-level requirements (
coverage matrix
This group will be primarily concerned how operational processes are affected by the implementation of the project, and will be interested in ensuring that the requirements they provided to the business analyst during the requirements elicitation are achieved
domain SME and End users
which stakeholders are most affected by a solution?
domain SME and End users
What elements are involved in the Manage solution scope and requirements task?
in scope, Resolve conflict, present for review, approve
List the downstream tasks from the manage solution scope and requirement task.
maintain requ for reuse assess proposed solution allocate requ
The purpose of this task is to Create and maintain relationships between business objectives, requirements, other team deliverables, and solution components to support business analysis or other activities.
manage requirements tractability
is the requirement mng plan an input into communicate requirements?
no
How is the Domain SME likely to be involved in the Manage Solution Scope and Requ task?
often involved in the definition and approval of requirements.
What task helps to ensure that requirements are usable by a stakeholder group or groups?
prepare requirements package
How does the implementation SME utilize reusable requirements?
regression tests and impact analysis on future enhancements
When the requirement is the decomposed outcome of another requirement.
subset
How does the tester utilize reusable requirements?
tester does not utilize reusable requirements.