This CAPM practice question tests your understanding of business analysis frameworks. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which THREE techniques are commonly used for requirements elicitation?
Surveys
Surveys can gather requirements from a large number of stakeholders.
SWOT analysis
Why wrong: SWOT analysis is for strategic assessment, not requirements elicitation.
Brainstorming
Brainstorming generates creative ideas and requirements.
Interviews
Interviews allow direct interaction to gather requirements.
Gantt charts
Why wrong: Gantt charts are used for project scheduling.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Surveys
Surveys are a common requirements elicitation technique because they allow the business analyst to collect information from a large number of stakeholders efficiently, especially when stakeholders are geographically dispersed. They are structured and can include both closed-ended and open-ended questions to gather quantitative and qualitative data.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Surveys
Why this is correct
Surveys can gather requirements from a large number of stakeholders.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
SWOT analysis
Why it's wrong here
SWOT analysis is for strategic assessment, not requirements elicitation.
Brainstorming
Why this is correct
Brainstorming generates creative ideas and requirements.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Interviews
Why this is correct
Interviews allow direct interaction to gather requirements.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Gantt charts
Why it's wrong here
Gantt charts are used for project scheduling.
Common exam traps
PMI often tests the distinction between requirements elicitation techniques and project management tools, so candidates mistakenly select SWOT analysis or Gantt charts because they are familiar terms, even though they are not used for eliciting requirements.
Detailed technical explanation
Requirements elicitation techniques are categorized into three groups: conversational (e.g., interviews, surveys), observational (e.g., job shadowing), and analytical (e.g., document analysis). Surveys are particularly effective for validating assumptions across a broad audience, but they lack the depth of one-on-one interviews and may suffer from low response rates or biased sampling if not designed carefully.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the CAPM exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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Business Analysis Frameworks — This question tests Business Analysis Frameworks — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Surveys — Surveys are a common requirements elicitation technique because they allow the business analyst to collect information from a large number of stakeholders efficiently, especially when stakeholders are geographically dispersed. They are structured and can include both closed-ended and open-ended questions to gather quantitative and qualitative data.
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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