CAPM Requirements Gathering Practice Questions

Gathering requirements is a business analysis task on the CAPM exam. Practice original questions that ask which elicitation technique fits a situation, when to use a user story or a use case, and how a traceability matrix and backlog keep requirements under control.

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150 questions on the real 3-hour clock, weighted to PMI’s four domains, with the optional break after question 75, a score by domain and topic, and an explanation for every option.

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  • 32 original requirements questions, every option explained
  • Business Analysis Frameworks (27% of the exam)
  • ECO tasks: IV-3 Determine how to gather requirements
Free sample · Question 1 of 3Business Analysis · Requirements

A business analyst needs detailed, candid views from a few senior managers. Which elicitation technique fits best?

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What our requirements questions cover

  • Matching tools to scenarios: user stories, use cases, process models, prototypes and wireframes
  • Choosing an elicitation technique: interviews, surveys, workshops, focus groups, observation and document analysis
  • Writing user stories (As a … I want … so that …) and the INVEST criteria
  • The requirements traceability matrix and the product backlog
  • Types of requirements: business, stakeholder, solution (functional and nonfunctional) and transition
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This list is our own summary of the tasks, written for practice. PMI publishes the full task statements and enablers in the CAPM Examination Content Outline.

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Take the full timed CAPM practice exam

150 questions on the real 3-hour clock, weighted to PMI’s four domains, with the optional break after question 75, a score by domain and topic, and an explanation for every option.

Or try the free requirements drill

Ideas the questions test most

  1. Interviews draw out detail from individuals; surveys reach many people quickly; facilitated workshops bring cross-functional stakeholders together to agree requirements; observation shows how work is really done.
  2. A user story describes a need from a user’s point of view: As a [role], I want [capability], so that [benefit]. A use case describes the interactions between an actor and the system to reach a goal, including alternate paths.
  3. A requirements traceability matrix links each requirement to its source and to the deliverables and tests that satisfy it, so nothing is lost or added without a reason.
  4. Functional requirements say what the solution does; nonfunctional requirements say how well it does it, such as performance, security and usability.

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Common questions

What is the difference between a user story and a use case?

A user story is a short statement of a need from a user’s point of view (As a … I want … so that …), used to plan and discuss work. A use case describes step by step how an actor interacts with the system to reach a goal, including alternate and error paths.

What is a requirements traceability matrix?

A table that links each requirement to its origin (a business need or stakeholder) and forward to the design, deliverables and tests that satisfy it. It shows whether every requirement is delivered and tested and whether any work lacks a requirement.

Take the full timed CAPM practice exam

150 questions on the real 3-hour clock, weighted to PMI’s four domains, with the optional break after question 75, a score by domain and topic, and an explanation for every option.

Or try the free requirements drill

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Domains, tasks and exam format: PMI: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Examination Content Outline, 2023 Exam Update · PMI: CAPM certification page (exam length, time, domains, eligibility, retakes), checked November 2026.

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