Question

Which of the following Requirement Elicitation Techniques is applicable to messy, changing and ill-defined problem situations ?

(a) Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

(b) Prototyping

(c) Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)

(d) Controlled Requirements Expression (CORE)

I got this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

The question is from Requirement Elicitation Techniques topic in division Requirement Engineering of Software Engineering

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)

The explanation: Soft systems methodology (SSM) is a systemic approach for tackling real-world problematic situations.It is a common misunderstanding that SSM is a methodology for dealing solely with ‘soft problems’ (problems which involve psychological, social, and cultural elements). SSM does not differentiate between ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ problems, it merely provides a different way of dealing with situations perceived as problematic.