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A business analyst is leading a session to refine a complex set of requirements for a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) module. The goal is to break down high-level business requirements into more detailed, unambiguous, and actionable functional and non-functional requirements. Which business analysis activity is being performed?
- ARequirements analysis
- BRequirements management
- CRequirements validation
- DRequirements elicitation
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Correct answer: A. Requirements analysis
Requirements analysis involves breaking down, refining, structuring, and organizing elicited requirements into detailed functional and non-functional specifications, which aligns with refining complex requirements into actionable ones.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Requirements management involves maintaining and communicating requirements throughout the project.
- C. Requirements validation confirms that requirements meet stakeholder needs and project objectives.
- D. Requirements elicitation is the initial gathering of information.
Requirements Analysis
The process of breaking down, refining, structuring, and organizing elicited requirements to make them clear, unambiguous, and actionable.
- Involves modeling, prioritizing, and specifying requirements.
- Transforms raw elicited information into structured requirements.
- Helps identify gaps, inconsistencies, and conflicts.
Memory trick: First Elicit the data, then Analyze to make it clearer.