Exam 3: Requirements Determination

Cindi Flores distributed 'white-papers' on RFID,ERP,GPS and SOA to a user-management group.She then asked them to 'think outside the box' on where these technologies could be used in the company.This would be an example of 'technology analysis'.

A technique where a set of written (or online)questions are distributed to people (frequently to a large number of people)is: _____.

When an analyst is looking for specific,precise information they would probably choose this type of question:

Michael,a systems analyst,is preparing a closed wiki site for Northstate Bank.He has written permission from eight other companies to view their internal wiki sites,and also has approval from his manager and the project team to use these other sites for ideas and structure.This would be a form of:

The JAD session you have been facilitating has generally gone well.But you are noticing (on this the sixth day)that people are getting a bit irritated with each other;there are too many sidebar conversations;people are calling into their office on the breaks;and in general,the 'can-do' attitude that was present in the first few days seems to be deteriorating.How might you get the group back to focusing on the topics and work at hand?

An example of a functional requirement is _________

In the interview report,what will probably NOT be included?

When gathering requirements from processing clerks and lower level managers about 'how' a system works,the best approach might be: _____.

Which of the following is true about a JAD facilitator?

Miski has modified an existing time reporting system for hourly employees to be more efficient as they can text message when they are leaving a job site.This would be an example of Business Process Automation.

When an analyst is seeking a more wide ranging response to questions they would probably use:

You are on an analysis team for a SOA (service oriented architecture)project that may impact how the systems development group develops systems.This is a challenge for some of the development team who are used to more traditional approaches.You are focusing less on the as-is system and more on the to-be system.You really want to understand the fears and reluctance within the development team.Develop an interview plan: who would you interview? Why? What kinds of questions would you use? How might you get to the real depths of concerns?

Paul is interviewing Ming.He first explains why he is there and what he wants to accomplish in the interview.This would be done in which step of the interview process?

Ralph is known throughout the company as being an old curmudgeon.But,he is without a doubt the most knowledgeable person in the fraud analysis department.The system project you are working on has to have an interface to various fraud applications.How should you prepare for an interview with Ralph?

Unless ordered by the lead analyst for a project,you should not share your interview report with those that you interviewed.Doing so will almost always result in scope creep and changes in the requirements.

When dealing with a global information supply chain,functional requirements generally increase exponentially,while nonfunctional requirements tend to stay about the same.

During an interview,the interviewee expresses a strong opinion on a topic,like "SOA will not work here".What should you do? How would you approach this?

Online questionnaires (using tools like SurveyMonkey and similar sites)are growing in use,but generally online questionnaires have a lower completion rate.

Which is NOT a requirements analysis strategy?

In interviews,Ross has learned that the new order entry system must be available in at least three formats (mobile,web browser,and local area network based);that it must function in either English or Spanish;and that the system must return order forms and data in less than 2 seconds.He recognizes these as nonfunctional requirements.