CAPM Business Analysis Frameworks Practice Question
A startup is developing a mobile application with rapidly changing requirements. The team needs to deliver value quickly and adapt to user feedback. Which business analysis approach is most appropriate?
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Why each option matters
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Agile
Agile is designed for rapid iteration and adaptability to changing requirements.
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V-Model
Why it's wrong here
The V-Model pairs each development stage with a corresponding verification stage, fixing requirements before build begins, so late feedback cannot reshape scope. It suits regulated hardware or safety-critical projects demanding documented traceability. A startup needing rapid iteration and user-driven change cannot accommodate that sequential verification structure.
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Agile
Why this is correct
Agile's iterative, time-boxed increments let the team reprioritise a evolving backlog each sprint, directly satisfying the stem's rapidly changing requirements and need for quick value delivery. Unlike predictive approaches, working software is released frequently, so user feedback shapes subsequent iterations rather than being deferred to a single end-stage acceptance phase.
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Spiral
Why it's wrong here
The Spiral model’s risk-driven iterative cycles are designed for large-scale, high-risk systems where formal risk analysis precedes each phase, not for rapidly changing requirements in a startup. It is tempting because its iterative nature resembles agile feedback loops, but Spiral’s heavy documentation and risk-assessment overhead would delay value delivery. It would be correct for a safety-critical project, such as medical-device software, where mitigating identified risks outweighs speed.
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Waterfall
Why it's wrong here
Waterfall completes requirements, design, build and test as distinct sequential phases, so feedback arriving after delivery cannot alter the current increment. It fits fixed-scope, well-understood work such as construction or compliance projects. Rapidly changing mobile requirements demand iterative delivery instead.
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