Question 1

One of the major differences between a JAD session and an interview is:

Accepted Answer

A) Selecting participants 
B) Figuring out what is to be done 
C) Preparing for the session 
D) Writing up results and a report 
E) All JAD sessions are structured and must be carefully planned

Question 2

Your company updated its processes for financial reporting when Sarbanes-Oxley became law.Additional changes in Sarbanes-Oxley reporting have been mandated to start in one year.To help you understand the as-is system,you should review the documentation,processes and procedures that were developed with the initial Sarbanes-Oxley project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One of the first activities of an analyst is to determine the business requirements for the new system

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Rebecca,a fairly new employee in the company and Matt,her boss (who has been with the company for 22 years)are in your JAD session.It would probably be expected that Rebecca would not share much in the session.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Generally beginning analysts should avoid unstructured interviews and likewise should avoid "winging it".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most existing systems are well documented which leads to document analysis being very valuable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Management of requirements and system scope is one of the hardest parts of managing a project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

After creating the interview report you should:

Accepted Answer

A) Send a copy to the interviewee with a request to read it and correct or clarify 
B) Change the document into a unchangeable format (like a pdf file)so that it cannot be changed or edited 
C) Distribute the interview report to all others that are on the interview schedule so they will not have to go over the same materials 
D) Edit the report into a bulleted format for easier analysis 
E) Distribute the interview report to the interviewee's manager.

Question 9

Marta wants to collect facts and opinions from a wide range of geographically dispersed people quickly and with the least expense.She would probably want to use:

Accepted Answer

A) Document analysis 
B) Interview 
C) JAD session 
D) Observation 
E) Questionnaires

Question 10

Which is NOT a purpose of the requirements definition?

Accepted Answer

A) To give a very high-level explanation of the business requirements 
B) A more precise list of requirements that can be used as inputs to the rest of analysis 
C) Create functional requirements 
D) Create cost/benefit analysis 
E) Create non-functional requirements

Question 11

Generally 'system requirements' are developed in the analysis phase and evolve to more technical 'business requirements' in the design phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An interview report is prepared in which step of the interview process?

Accepted Answer

A) Conducting the interview 
B) Designing interview questions 
C) Post interview following-up 
D) Preparing for the interview 
E) Selecting an interviewee

Question 13

Blaine is using a requirements gathering technique that begins with non-threatening questions,avoids abbreviations,groups items into logically coherent sections,and might best be used with outside users.He probably is using:

Accepted Answer

A) Document analysis 
B) Interview 
C) JAD session 
D) Observation 
E) Questionnaires

Question 14

Rafael,Fraud Unit Manager,has just received an interview report from Stefano,a systems analyst.Rafael was interviewed by Stefano,and was asked to make corrections and clarifications to the interview report.In what interview phase would this occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Selecting interviewees 
B) Designing interview questions 
C) Preparing for the interview 
D) Conducting the interview 
E) Post-interview follow-up

Question 15

The interview process has gone well.There are a few things that need clarification and what really happens when specific financial analysts use the system.Which of the following might be the best way to verify what does happen?

Accepted Answer

A) Observation of how the analysts do their work 
B) Document analysis of what the system was to do 
C) A JAD session with end users,financial analysts and top managers 
D) Additional interviews with top level managers in the finance area 
E) Questionnaires / survey of end users of the system

Exam 3: Requirements Determination

One of the major differences between a JAD session and an interview is:

One of the first activities of an analyst is to determine the business requirements for the new system

Rebecca,a fairly new employee in the company and Matt,her boss (who has been with the company for 22 years)are in your JAD session.It would probably be expected that Rebecca would not share much in the session.

Generally beginning analysts should avoid unstructured interviews and likewise should avoid "winging it".

Most existing systems are well documented which leads to document analysis being very valuable.

Management of requirements and system scope is one of the hardest parts of managing a project.

After creating the interview report you should:

Marta wants to collect facts and opinions from a wide range of geographically dispersed people quickly and with the least expense.She would probably want to use:

Which is NOT a purpose of the requirements definition?

Generally 'system requirements' are developed in the analysis phase and evolve to more technical 'business requirements' in the design phase.

An interview report is prepared in which step of the interview process?

Blaine is using a requirements gathering technique that begins with non-threatening questions,avoids abbreviations,groups items into logically coherent sections,and might best be used with outside users.He probably is using:

Rafael,Fraud Unit Manager,has just received an interview report from Stefano,a systems analyst.Rafael was interviewed by Stefano,and was asked to make corrections and clarifications to the interview report.In what interview phase would this occur?

The interview process has gone well.There are a few things that need clarification and what really happens when specific financial analysts use the system.Which of the following might be the best way to verify what does happen?