Personal accountability is important for a business analyst because it ensures business analysis tasks are completed on time and to the expectations of colleagues and stakeholders. It enables the business analyst to establish credibility by ensuring that business analysis efforts meet the needs of the business.

Business Analysts (BAs) commonly use a checklist during requirements verification to ensure that all requirements are consistent, complete, coherent, and testable. This checklist typically includes a standard set of quality elements that the requirements must adhere to. The use of a checklist helps BAs to systematically verify each requirement against these quality criteria. References: The BABOK Guide lists 8 characteristics of requirements quality: cohesive, complete, consistent, correct, feasible, modifiable, unambiguous, and testable. These characteristics form the basis of the standard quality elements included in a verification checklist1.

Requirements that are represented in a general manner, without direct ties to a particular tool or organizational structure, tend to be more reusable.

Reference:
BABOK v.3.0 - IIBA (324)

Requirements allocation is the process of assigning requirements to solution components and releases to ensure that the objectives are met effectively. It involves determining which requirements will be addressed in which components of the solution and in which release they will be delivered. This process helps in managing the scope of the project, ensuring that all requirements are accounted for and appropriately assigned for implementation.