PMI PBA: Requirement Development - Setting the Stage

[seema.sonkiya]

You as a business analyst are working for a project where business case is just approved and project is in its initial stage. You need to perform certain activities to establish a shared understanding of the product and its stakeholders, you can use few tools for the same EXCEPT:

A. A Vision Statement
B. A Glossary
C. Brainstorming
D. Requirement Risk Mitigation Strategy

What is the correct answer?

[Vabz]

(D) as project is it in initial stage, requirements are not very clear so we can't have risk mitigation strategies at this time.

[seema.sonkiya]

You are right, however you need to develop a strategy to deal with requirement related risks

Just to add:

To create a shared understanding and to facilitate the requirement development process, you need to define a common vision (A Vision Statement) for the product among the stakeholders, and clarify the meaning of important product-related terms (A Glossary). You will also need to establish a strategy for identifying and dealing with any requirements-related risks that you may encounter (Requirement Risk Mitigation Strategy).

Brainstorming: Brainstorming is a way to produce or generate new ideas about a problem using individual or group creative thinking and to derive from them themes for further analysis

Therefore brainstorming is used to generate ideas not to develop shared understanding --> as per my view C is the right option.