Exam 6: Fact-Finding Techniques for Requirements Discovery

The JRP __________________ serves as the champion for the project.

A(n) ____________________________ (advantage or disadvantage) of interviewing is that it is time-consuming, and therefore a costly fact-finding approach.

A(n) ____________________________________ is a description of the needs and desires for an information system. A requirement may describe functions, features (attributes), and constraints.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a questionnaire?

The JRP _____________________ serves as the leader for the JRP sessions.

Another name for fact-finding is a non-functional requirement.

Requirements validation checks the systems proposal for the inclusion of data flow diagrams and entity relationship diagrams for all of the requirements.

It is least costly to get requirements right during the ___________________ phase.

System requirements that specify a property or quality the system must have are frequently referred to as functional requirements.

A disadvantage of questionnaires is their inflexibility.

Questionnaires allow individuals to maintain their anonymity.

To establish rapport during an interview, position yourself within 1.5 feet of the interviewee.

An advantage of an interview is that it permits the analyst to adapt or reword questions for each individual.

Which fact-finding technique is generally recognized as the most important and most often used?

A(n) _________________________ (advantage or disadvantage) of a questionnaire is that there is no immediate opportunity to clarify a vague or incomplete answer to any question.

________________________________________ are special-purpose documents that allow the analyst to collect information and opinions from respondents.

An advantage of a questionnaire is that good questionnaires are easy to prepare.

Requirements discovery consists of the following activities: (1) problem discovery and analysis; (2) requirements discovery; (3) documenting and analyzing requirements; and (4) requirements management.

________________________ is a fact-finding technique that allows information to be gathered relatively inexpensively from a large number of individuals.

_____________________________________ define the services the system is to provide and prescribe constraints for its operation.