Exam 6: Determining System Requirements

When gathering system requirements,document analysis and observation are used the least.

A JAD is an inexpensive,popular requirements determination technique.

__________,__________,and __________ are the three phases of the Iteration Planning Game.

__________ is a repetitive process in which analysts and users build a rudimentary version of an information system based on user feedback.

__________ are technologies that enable the breaking of long-held business rules that inhibit organizations from making radical business changes.

During requirements determination,the systems analyst characteristic that says your role is to find the best solution to a business problem is __________.

As a systems analyst,it is part of your job to create a document for a missing work procedure.

As a general guideline,you should prepare an agenda with approximate time limits for different sections of the interview.

The search for,and implementation of,radical change in business processes to achieve breakthrough improvements in products and services best defines:

Open-ended questions are usually used to probe for information when you cannot anticipate all possible responses or when you do not know the precise question to ask.

During requirements determination,the systems analyst characteristic that says you should question everything is __________.

You should use the interview process to set expectations about the new or replacement system.

When comparing observations and document analysis,the chances for follow-up and probing with document analysis are rated high to excellent.

The Continual User Involvement technique works best when development can follow the analysis-design-code-test cycle.

The reframing characteristic of a good systems analyst is represented by which of the following statements?

Requirements determination and requirements structuring are the two subphases to systems analysis.

An __________ is the way a system actually works.

The __________ is a facilitated process that supports idea generation by groups; at the beginning of the process,group members work alone to generate ideas,which are then pooled under the guidance of a trained facilitator.

In BPR,which of the following questions are used to identify activities for radical change?

The skills of a systems analyst are often central to many BPR efforts.