Exam 3: Requirements Determination

Briefly describe the Story Cards and Task Lists requirements documentation techniques. What are some of the advantages of using story cards and task lists as a requirements gathering and documentation technique?

Root cause analysis attempts to find solutions for the business problems.

Jessica has asked the users to generate a list of problems with the current system and to prioritize the problems in order of importance. Jessica then generated all the possible causes for the problems, starting with the most important. Jessica is identifying improvement opportunities through root cause analysis.

What is the difference between e-JAD and traditional JAD sessions? What makes e-JAD sessions more effective than the traditional ones?

What are the three types of interview questions? Define and identify why an analyst would use each type of question. Include an example of each question type.

Concept maps allow the relationships among the _______________________to be explicitly represented.

To better understand the As-Is system the project team members can perform document analysis on existing forms, reports, and business process models.

Briefly explain the external and internal quality dimensions in ISO9000.

Both story cards and task lists are considered to be "_____________" approaches to documenting and gathering requirements.

During an interview, the analyst has been asking about the process used to identify and correct the number of poor-quality products produced on a manufacturing line. The analyst commented, "This process seems way too slow and complicated. I don't know how you people can function if this is the way things are done." Is this an appropriate comment for the interviewer to make? Why or why not?

It is easier to ask an interviewee what is used to perform a task than it is to show the interviewee a form and ask what information on the form is used.

Following an interview the analyst should always prepare an interview report that describes the information gathered from the interview.

The examination of existing paperwork in order to better understand the As-Is system is an example of what information-gathering strategy?

The goal of this analysis strategy is to change the fundamental way the organization operates and to make major changes by taking advantage of new ideas, methods and technology.

The ___________ requirements are associated with the efficiency, maintainability, portability, reliability, reusability, testability, and usability quality dimensions..

The most commonly used information-gathering technique is _____.

The ________ brings together into a single comprehensive document the material created during planning and analysis

Briefly explain the non-functional requirements and functional requirements in software quality.

When you begin an interview, the first goal is to establish control and let the interviewee know that you have a mastery of the subject.

A JAD facilitator is _____.