Section 12 - Validating + Managing requirements (5%)

Question 1

How are requirements validated with waterfall delivery?

Answer 1

• Done before solution design
• Agreed by: sponsor, business owner, SMEs, solution architects, devs, testers, PMO + BAs
• Formal requirement validation document produced containing all requirements for the project

Question 2

How are requirements validated with Agile delivery?

Answer 2

• Story level validation by SMEs (story dev) and PO, devs + testers (3As
• Occurs continuously through the project

Question 3

What are the 2 types of traceability?

Answer 3

• Vertical: back up to objectives + business case
• Horizontal: relationship with other requirements

Question 4

Briefly explain change management

Answer 4

• Changes to requirements
• Particularly difficult in waterfall as need to submit change request

Question 5

What needs to be considered in a change request?

Answer 5

• Identify the change
• Assess the impact
• Understand the choices
• Choose how to resolve