You’re facilitating a requirements workshop for a new customer portal. A stakeholder from the marketing team keeps proposing very detailed solutions for the login screen’s visual design, rather than discussing the underlying user needs or business problems. What is the most effective way for you, as the business analyst, to guide the conversation back to the core requirements?

Imagine you are analysing the ‘As-Is’ process for manual invoice approval. You’ve observed that approvers frequently have to log into three separate legacy systems to gather supporting documents before they can make a decision. In your process model, how would you most accurately categorise this activity of gathering information from disparate sources?

During a project update, the lead developer expresses concern that a key user story for the reporting module is ambiguous. It states, ‘As a Finance Manager, I want to generate reports quickly so that I can analyse trends.’ What is the primary element missing from this user story that is causing the ambiguity?

You are preparing a requirements specification for an external software vendor. The project involves integrating their payment gateway with your company’s e-commerce platform. Which of the following requirements would be most critical to classify as a non-functional requirement (NFR) in this context?

A project sponsor is reviewing your business case and challenges the predicted benefits, saying they seem overly optimistic. They ask what analysis you performed to mitigate the risk of benefits not being realised. Which of the following techniques would be the most appropriate and credible response?

You are using a MoSCoW prioritisation approach with the key stakeholders for the next project increment. A requirement is described as “fundamental to the system’s operation; without it, the delivery would have no value.” Under which MoSCoW category should this requirement be placed?

During a validation walkthrough of a new data entry screen, a user representative points out that the field for ‘Date of Birth’ allows future dates to be entered, which is illogical. As the BA, you confirm this is a bug. What type of requirement does this bug most directly relate to?

In a hybrid project approach, the team uses sprints for development but requires formal sign-off on a batch of analysed requirements before they enter the development backlog. You have just completed analysing a set of requirements for the payment module. What is the most appropriate deliverable to seek sign-off on from the business stakeholders at this point?

You are investigating the root cause of frequent errors in a manually produced monthly regulatory report. Your initial analysis suggests the errors stem from clerks copying data incorrectly from one spreadsheet to another. Which investigation technique would be MOST useful to confirm this and understand the specific circumstances under which errors occur?

You’re facilitating a requirements workshop for a new customer portal. A stakeholder from the marketing team keeps proposing very detailed solutions for the login screen’s visual design, rather than discussing the underlying user needs or business problems. What is the most effective way for you, as the business analyst, to guide the conversation back to the core requirements?0