Requirements Analysis & Design Definition - part 1 Flashcards

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What is the purpose of Specify and Model Requirements?

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  • Analyze
  • Synthesize
  • Refine elicitation results into requirements and designs
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What is the purpose of Verify Requirements?

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Ensure that requirements and designs specifications and models meet quality standards and are usable for the purpose they serve.

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What is the purpose of Validate Requirements?

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Ensure that all requirements and designs align to the business requirements and support the delivery of needed value.

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When and what for Matrices are used?

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When the business analyst is modelling a requirement or set of requirements that have a complex but uniform structure. Matrices may be used for data dictionaries, requirements traceability, prioritizing requirements or for gap analysis.

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What are the Diagrams?

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Visual, often pictorial, representation of a requirement or set of requirements. Especially useful to depict complexity in a way that would be difficult to do with words.

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Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria

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Used to represent the acceptance and evaluation criteria attributes of requirements.

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Business Capability Analysis

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Used to represent features or functions of an enterprise.

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Business Model Canvas

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Used to describe the rationale for requirements.

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Business Rules Analysis

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Used to analyze business rules so that they can be specified and modelled alongside requirements.

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Concept Modelling

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Used to define terms and relationships relevant to the change and the enterprise.

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Data Dictionary

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Used to record details about the data involved in the change. Details may include definitions, relationships with other data, origin, format, and usage.

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Data Flow Diagrams

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Used to visualize data flow requirements.

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Data Modelling

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Used to model requirements to show how data will be used to meet stakeholder information needs.

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Decision Modelling.

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Used to represent decisions in a model in order to show the elements of decision making required.

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Functional Decomposition

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Used to model requirements in order to identify
constituent parts of an overall complex business function.

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16
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Glossary

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Used to record the meaning of relevant business terms while analyzing requirements.

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Interface Analysis

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Used to model requirements in order to identify and validate inputs and outputs of the solution they are modelling.

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18
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Non-Functional Requirements Analysis

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Used to define and analyze the quality of service attributes.

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Organizational Modelling

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Used to allow business analysts to model the
roles, responsibilities, and communications within an organization.

20
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Process Modelling

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Used to show the steps or activities that are performed in the organization, or that must be performed to meet the desired change.

21
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Prototyping

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Used to assist the stakeholders in visualizing the appearance and capabilities of a planned solution.

22
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Roles and Permissions Matrix

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Used to specify and model requirements
concerned with the separation of duties among users and external interfaces in utilizing a solution.

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Root Cause Analysis

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Used to model the root causes of a problem as part of rationale.

24
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Scope Modelling

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Used to visually show a scope boundary.

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Sequence Diagrams

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Used to specify and model requirements to show how processes operate and interact with one another, and in what order.

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Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas

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Used to identify the stakeholders and
their characteristics.

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State Modelling

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Used to specify the different states of a part of the solution throughout a life cycle, in terms of the events that occur.

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Use Cases and Scenarios

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Used to model the desired behaviour of a solution, by showing user interactions with the solution, to achieve a specific goal or accomplish a particular task.

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User Stories

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Used to specify requirements as a brief statement about what people do or need to do when using the solution.

30
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Specify and Model Requirements model categories can include:

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  • People and Roles
  • Rationale
  • Activity Flow
  • Capability
  • Data and Information
31
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Modelling Notations/Standards

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Allow requirements and designs to be precisely specified and help to ensure that the right information is provided about the requirements.

32
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Modelling Tools

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Software products that facilitate drawing and storing matrices and diagrams to represent requirements.

33
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Requirements Architecture

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The requirements and interrelationships among
them can be used to ensure models are complete and consistent.

34
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Requirements Life Cycle Management Tools

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Software products that facilitate recording, organizing, storing, and sharing requirements and designs.

35
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Solution Scope

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The boundaries of the solution provide the boundaries for the requirements and designs models.

36
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What are 4 Verify Requirements techniques?

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  • Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
  • Item Tracking
  • Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Reviews
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What are 7 Validate Requirements techniques?

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  • Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria
  • Document Analysis, Item Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Reviews
  • Risk Analysis and Management
38
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Characteristics of Requirements and Designs Quality

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Atomic, Complete, Consistent, Concise, Feasible, Unambiguous, Testable, Prioritized, Understandable.

39
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Validate Requirements Tools

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  • Business Objectives
  • Future State Description
  • Potential Value
  • Solution Scope
40
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Document Analysis

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Used to identify previously documented business needs in order to validate requirements.

41
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Financial Analysis

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Used to define the financial benefits associated with requirements.

42
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Item Tracking

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Used to ensure that any problems or issues identified during validation are managed and resolved

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Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Used to select appropriate performance measures for a solution, solution component, or requirement.

44
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Reviews

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Used to confirm whether or not the stakeholder agrees that their needs are met.

45
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Risk Analysis and Management

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Used to identify possible scenarios that would alter the benefit delivered by a requirement.