A sports wristwatch product manufacturer wants to add a blood sugar monitoring toolkit to the watch. Market research has confirmed that the most…

The possible reason why the solutions’ team was unable to accurately assess the merits of each of

the proposed solutions is that the requirements and design options were not detailed enough. This

means that the requirements and design options did not provide sufficient information, clarity, or

specificity for the solutions’ team to understand, evaluate, and compare the different approaches for

implementing the feature. The lack of detail may also lead to ambiguity, inconsistency, or

incompleteness in the requirements and design options, which can affect the quality and feasibility

of the solutions. The BA should ensure that the requirements and design options are detailed enough

to meet the needs and expectations of the stakeholders, and to support the decision making and

implementation processes. Requirements are not allocated to solution components, too many

approaches are dividing the team, or business needs are unclear to the team are not the best options

for the possible reason, because they are either irrelevant, inaccurate, or not the root cause of the

problem. Reference:

CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Chapter 7: Requirements Analysis

and Design Definition, page 280

Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) Guide, Version 3, Chapter 7: Requirements Analysis

and Design Definition, section 7.5: Specify and Model Requirements, page 133

Business Analysis Professional Resources, IIBA Resource Collection, Business Analysis Body of

Knowledge (BABOK) Guide

CBAP / CCBA Certified Business Analysis Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Skillsoft Book, Chapter 7:

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition, page 280