PMI Exam PMI-PBA Topic 6 Question 73 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PMI Professional in Business Analysis exam

Question #: 73
Topic #: 6

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The following requirement was included in a business requirements document: "An API shall be built to send data back and forth from the accounting system to the customer relationship system so that name and address data can be synchronized." What should be done with this business requirement?

AIt should remain because it specifies the type of data and the source system.

BIt should be revised because it states a solution to the problem rather than the business need.

CIt should be removed because it does not state how often the data should be synchronized.

DIt should remain because it specifies the reason why the business requirement is needed.

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Suggested Answer: D

by Leatha at Mar 16, 2024, 02:53 AM

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Gwenn

2 days ago

I think option B is correct. The requirement is too specific.

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Zena

24 days ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure. I think the requirement is actually pretty clear on what the business need is - they need to synchronize customer data between two systems. The API part is just one way to do that, but maybe there are other options too.

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Dominque

25 days ago

Yeah, I'm with you guys. This requirement is too prescriptive. It's like they want us to build a custom API, but that might not be the most efficient or cost-effective solution. We should definitely revise it to be more open-ended.

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Jamal

11 days ago

A) It should remain because it specifies the type of data and the source system.

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Daron

12 days ago

B) It should be revised because it states a solution to the problem rather than the business need.

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Denny

26 days ago

I agree, the requirement as written is too solution-oriented. We need to step back and really understand what the underlying business problem is that needs to be solved. Once we have that, we can figure out the best technical approach.

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Hoa

27 days ago

Hmm, this requirement seems a bit too specific. It's telling us how to solve the problem rather than what the actual business need is. I think option B is the way to go - we should revise it to focus on the business need rather than the technical solution.

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