Software Requirements Chapter 11 Quiz

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What is a common question an analyst can ask to encourage customers to acknowledge lower priority requirements?

  • What are the consequences of omitting this requirement? (correct)
  • Is there a deadline for implementing this requirement?
  • How many other requirements depend on this one?
  • Is this requirement critical for the project?

What is the primary indicator of a successful prioritization process?

  • Complex pairwise comparison techniques
  • Lengthy discussions about each requirement
  • Having all requirements treated with equal priority
  • Agreement among stakeholders on priorities (correct)

Which prioritization technique involves stakeholders making binary decisions about requirements with respect to business objectives?

  • Pairwise comparison
  • In or out method (correct)
  • MoSCoW method
  • Three-level scale ranking

What is the main flaw if all requirements end up with similar priority after a prioritization process?

<p>Failure to prioritize effectively (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which question can help stakeholders determine the impact of postponing a requirement to a later release?

<p>What would be the consequence of omitting this requirement? (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the 'In or out' method of requirement prioritization?

<p>Making binary decisions about each requirement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of assigning a unique priority sequence number to each requirement?

<p>To facilitate pairwise comparisons between requirements (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is grouping requirements into small sets recommended?

<p>To reduce the complexity of pairwise comparisons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes high-priority requirements from medium-priority requirements?

<p>The urgency for implementation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the three-level scale (high-medium-low) help in requirement prioritization?

<p>By categorizing requirements based on importance and urgency (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes pairwise comparisons challenging when dealing with a large number of requirements?

<p>Complexity of the requirements themselves (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should stakeholders agree on what each level means in the three-level scale?

<p>To make the scale useful for assessing priority (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is prioritization important in software development?

<p>To manage competing demands for limited resources and deliver the most critical functionality early (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What purpose does prioritization serve in the software development process?

<p>To plan construction to provide maximum business value quickly at the lowest cost (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of requirement prioritization, what is the significance of 'MoSCoW'?

<p>It is a technique to prioritize requirements based on 'Must-haves', 'Should-haves', 'Could-haves', and 'Won't-haves' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is responsible for prioritizing requirements according to the text?

<p>The business analyst (BA) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should prioritization of requirements start?

<p>At the beginning of the project (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What problem does prioritization aim to solve in software development?

<p>Deal with competing demands for limited resources (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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