BCS Practitioner Certificate in Requirements Engineering 2018 - RE18 Exam Practice Test

A car manufacturer wishes to understand what customers want from its cars. Consequently, it has invited one hundred customers to a series of meetings, where they will explore new technology and generate ideas for future developments and directions.
The outcomes of these meetings will be considered by the team responsible for new car development.
Which requirements elicitation technique is going to be used?

Village Autos is a vehicle repair company specialising in maintaining vintage vehicles. It is in the process of procuring an automated information system to replace the current paper-based processes.
A business analyst has constructed this class diagram:

Which of these business rules is NOT supported by the class diagram?

Hi-Scribble Ltd designs and manufactures pens for a worldwide market. Keith works on one of the production lines and has been told by his team leader that the company is running a project to improve the quality and production rate of the manufacturing line. Keith starts work and notices Diane from the project team visiting every 20 minutes and writing something on her notepad. This happens even when Keith is on his break and sat in the canteen.
Which elicitation method is Diane using?

A business analyst has been asked to ensure that all requirements are robust.
The following are potential characteristics of a requirement:
(A) Consistent
(B) Functional
(C) Tacit
(D) Technical
(E) Owned
(F) Relevant
Which of them are characteristics of a requirement that is robust?

In order to understand the existing processes, Jools, a new business analyst at the Golden Cup Company, begins her investigation with reviewing the process documents and archived information. In a discussion with Alan, the project manager, she expresses the view that the processes all seem to be working, which surprises Alan. In his experience, the processes are all failing or not being followed as they should be, due to local interpretation and variation in working practices. Jools' goal is to gain an independent perspective on the working practices and develop individual relationships with her new colleagues.
Which is the best set of techniques to help her achieve her goal?

The following requirements are for a new call centre customer management system:
REQ#1: Must allow the operator to leave work at 5pm.
REQ#2: Must allow users to operate the system anywhere in the world.
REQ#3: Should allow the customer to log a call.
REQ#4: Should be implemented in the English language.
REQ#5: Must allow the operator to amend and delete a call record.
Requirements analysis checks for the following:
(a) Potentially infeasible requirements.
(b) Requirements that pre-define a solution.
(c) Requirements which are actually multiple requirements.
(d) Requirements that conflict.
(e) Requirements that do not relate to the business objective.
Which of these issues can be identified in this requirements set?

A project to introduce an online annual leave request system for a major international consultancy business has started. It has been designed as a benefit to the consultants, but will also offer significant opportunities to improve project planning in the organisation.
The following requirements have been identified by stakeholders:
REQ#1: The consultant shall be able to request a period of leave. REQ#2: The system must conform to data protection legislation. REQ#3: The system shall produce reports indicating consultant availability. REQ#4: Requests for leave can only be made Monday to Friday, 10.00hrs to 16.00 hours.
Which of the following represents the CORRECT categorisation of these requirements for the project management business area?

A zoo is in the process of introducing a new IT system to improve its processes and drive greater efficiency in its operations. It has received permission from the board of directors for a phased approach to introduce new business functionality and to replace manual processes with digital solutions.
The key areas for inclusion in the first phase are a new animal health monitoring system, which will allow the zookeepers to utilize the power of data analytics to monitor and proactively manage the health of the animals. It will also provide them with a way of accurately recording the birth of new animals and record loans of animals to other zoos around the world.
On the public-facing side, the project will provide customers with an adoption scheme, which will raise much-needed funds.
A business analyst has constructed a use case diagram for the zoo:

The following potential statements have been made about the diagram:
(A) The diagram is a correct representation of the scenario.
(B) There are aspects of the scenario which are incorrectly represented in the diagram.
(C) There are aspects of the scenario which are incorrectly omitted
from the diagram.
(D) The notation used in the diagram is incorrect.
Which of them is/are true?