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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Impact Analysis

Assessment of the effects a proposed change will have on stakeholders, requirements, the solution, and the project.

Definition

Uses traceability to find affected requirements, designs, and tests and estimates effort, risk, and value.

Example

Changing a tax rule affects four requirements, two interfaces, and 12 test cases.

Exam tip

Perform impact analysis before approving changes.

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