FC0-U71 Software Development Concepts Practice Question
A software development team is in the process of gathering requirements from stakeholders, identifying project scope, and creating a project plan. After this phase, they will move to analyzing requirements in detail. In which phase of the SDLC is the team currently working?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse 'gathering requirements' with the Analysis phase, but in the SDLC, initial high-level requirements gathering is part of Planning, while detailed analysis happens in the subsequent Analysis phase.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Planning
The team is gathering requirements, identifying scope, and creating a project plan, which are all activities of the Planning phase in the SDLC. The Analysis phase follows Planning and involves detailed requirement analysis, not the initial gathering and scoping. Therefore, option D is correct.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Analysis
Why it's wrong here
Analysis examines and refines requirements in detail, which the stem places after the current phase. Analysis would be correct once the team is decomposing and modelling documented requirements, not while it is still gathering stakeholder input and defining project scope.
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Design
Why it's wrong here
Design translates gathered requirements into architecture and specifications, so it follows analysis rather than preceding it. Design would be correct once requirements are documented and the team is producing system models, not while still collecting stakeholder input and defining scope.
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Implementation
Why it's wrong here
Implementation is coding and building the system, which occurs after requirements are analysed and designed. It is the right phase once specifications are approved and developers begin writing and testing code, not while the team is still gathering requirements and planning.
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Planning
Why this is correct
Planning covers requirements gathering, scope definition and project plan creation, which the stem describes as the current work. Detailed requirements analysis belongs to the subsequent analysis phase, so the team has not yet entered it. This matches the SDLC sequence where planning precedes analysis.
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Variation 1. A project team is in the phase where they gather business requirements, define project scope, and create a project plan. This phase occurs before any design or coding begins. Which SDLC phase is being described?
medium- A.Implementation
- B.Analysis
- ✓ C.Planning
- D.Design
Why C: (Planning) is correct because the SDLC Planning phase is specifically where business requirements are gathered, project scope is defined, and a project plan is created before any design or coding begins. This phase establishes the high-level goals, feasibility, and resource allocation that drive all subsequent phases.
Variation 2. In which phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) are the system requirements gathered and analyzed?
easy- A.Implementation
- ✓ B.Analysis
- C.Design
- D.Planning
Why B: The Analysis phase (also called Requirements Analysis or Requirements Gathering) is specifically dedicated to eliciting, documenting, and validating stakeholder needs and system requirements. During this phase, business analysts and developers work with stakeholders to define functional and non-functional requirements, often producing artifacts like a Software Requirements Specification (SRS). This is distinct from planning, which focuses on feasibility and project scope, and design, which translates requirements into technical blueprints.
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