Requirements Validation

This quiz covers the purpose and importance of requirements validation, why requirements errors are especially costly, the five types of checks performed during validation (validity, consistency, completeness, realism, verifiability), the three main validation techniques (requirements reviews, prototyping, test-case generation), and why complete validation is inherently difficult

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Purpose of Requirements Validation

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Requirements validation is the process of:

Estimating the cost and schedule for implementing the specified requirements

Checking that requirements actually define the system that the customer really wants

Testing the implemented software system to verify it meets performance benchmarks

Writing down the user and system requirements in a formal specification document

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Cost of Requirements Errors

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True or False: The cost of fixing a requirements problem by making a system change is usually much greater than repairing a design or coding error.

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Why Requirements Changes Are So Expensive

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Why does a change to requirements usually cost more than a change at the design or code level?

Because requirements documents are longer than design documents

Because requirements engineers charge higher hourly rates than developers

Because requirements are written in natural language which is harder to edit than code

Because a change to requirements usually means the system design and implementation must also be changed, and the system must then be re-tested

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Five Types of Validation Checks

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Validity Checks

Consistency Checks

Completeness Checks

Realism Checks

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Requirements should always be written so that a set of tests can demonstrate the delivered system meets each requirement

The requirements document should include requirements defining all functions and constraints intended by the system user

Using knowledge of existing technology, requirements should be checked to ensure they can actually be implemented within budget and schedule

Analysis may identify additional or different functions required beyond what stakeholders initially thought they needed

Requirements in the document should not conflict — no contradictory constraints or different descriptions of the same system function

Match each type of validation check to its correct description.

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Verifiability Check

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True or False: If a test for a particular requirement is difficult or impossible to design during validation, this usually means the requirement will be difficult to implement and should be reconsidered.

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Three Requirements Validation Techniques

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Which of the following are the three main requirements validation techniques? Select all that apply.

Static Code Analysis

Performance Profiling

Prototyping

Regression Testing

Requirements Reviews

Test-Case Generation

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Requirements Reviews

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In a requirements review, a group of people from the system customer and the system developer read the requirements document in detail and check for:

Errors, anomalies, and inconsistencies in the requirements

Spelling and grammar mistakes only

The cost of implementing each requirement

The aesthetic quality of the document layout

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Prototyping as Validation

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When prototyping is used as a requirements validation technique, an executable model of the system is demonstrated to end-users and customers so they can:

Experiment with the model to see if it meets their real needs and identify missing or incorrect requirements

Produce the final test documentation for the system

Replace the need for a requirements document entirely

Write source code for the final system directly from the prototype

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Test-Case Generation and Extreme Programming

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True or False: Developing tests from user requirements before any code is written is an integral part of Extreme Programming.

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Why Complete Validation Is Difficult

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Why is it difficult to fully validate that a set of requirements meets a user's actual needs? Select all that apply.

Users need to picture the system in operation and imagine how it would fit into their work — this is hard even for skilled professionals

It is rare to find all requirements problems during validation — further changes are inevitable after the document is agreed upon

Requirements validation tools are always too expensive

Only external consultants are qualified to perform requirements validation

The requirements engineering team is always too small to conduct a thorough review

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Purpose of Requirements Validation

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Cost of Requirements Errors

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Why Requirements Changes Are So Expensive

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Five Types of Validation Checks

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Verifiability Check

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Three Requirements Validation Techniques

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Requirements Reviews

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Prototyping as Validation

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Test-Case Generation and Extreme Programming

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Why Complete Validation Is Difficult

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