This chapter covers the tasks that are used to structure the requirements that we have elicited and gathered.

During this chapter, you will learn what it means to verify and validate requirements, define the requirements architecture, and define the possible solution options that could be pursued. We will also describe the task of analyzing the potential value and provide guidelines for recommending a solution.

This chapter dives into some of the BABOK® v3 guide tasks—specifying and modeling requirements, verifying requirements, validating requirements, defining the requirements architecture, defining solution options, and analyzing the potential value and recommending a solution. We will also bring each task into the real world with scenarios and examples.

By the end of this chapter, you will understand the following concepts and tasks:

• The purpose and context of this knowledge area
• Specifying and modeling requirements 
• Verifying requirements
• Validating requirements
• Defining the requirements architecture
• Defining solution options
• Analyzing the potential value and recommending a solution
• A real-world case study quiz
• Testing your knowledge 

The concepts you will learn are as follows:

• Understanding the context of this BABOK® v3 guide knowledge area in a real-world scenario
• Understanding and applying the specifying and modeling requirements task to real-world scenarios
• Understanding and applying the verifying requirements task to real-world scenarios
• Understanding and applying the validating requirements task to real-world scenarios
• Understanding and applying the defining the requirements architecture task to real-world scenarios
• Understanding and applying the defining solution options task to real-world scenarios
• Understanding and applying the analyzing the potential value and recommending a solution task to real-world scenarios
• Interpreting a real-world scenario and applying the knowledge learned in this chapter
• Trying a micro exam-style assessment