Expertly IIBA CBAP Exam Sample Questions & Answers, Certified Business Analysis Professional

Question #1

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization. Your current project is using a plan-driven approach for the requirements, business analysis, and monitoring. Which one of the following statements best describes the plan-driven approach to business analysis planning and monitoring?

A. Plan-driven approaches determine how priorities will be diagnosed for the project solutio

B. Plan-driven approaches encourage changes that prevent errors and omission

C. Plan-driven approaches typically have meetings daily to discuss the business analysis requirements proces

D. Plan-driven approaches typically call for a significant amount of formality and detai

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Correct Answer: D

Question #2

- (Topic 2) Martha is observing Gary complete several activities as part of her requirements elicitation process. Martha is simply observing the steps Gary takes to complete his work and she is taking notes. In this instance Martha does not ask Gary any questions. What type of observation technique is Martha completing?

A. Shadowing

B. Active

C. Passive

D. Usage consideration

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Correct Answer: B

Question #3

- (Topic 3) As a milestone is reached, the project is funded for enough capital to reach the next milestone. This approach is called _________.

A. Step funding

B. Phase funding

C. Stakeholders funding

D. Milestone funding

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Correct Answer: D

Question #4

- (Topic 3) Which of the following inputs of Monitor and Control Risks acquires information from performance measurements and evaluates it to provide variance analysis and forecasting?

A. Risk register

B. Work performance information

C. Performance report

D. Project management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #5

- (Topic 3) All of the following are examples of transference risk response except for which one?

A. Warranties

B. Performance bonds

C. Life cycle costing

D. Use of insurance

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Correct Answer: D

Question #6

- (Topic 3) Which of the following processes is used to make certain that the project team members are completing the project work according to the project plan?

A. Project time management

B. Project scope management

C. Quality management plan

D. Quality control

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Correct Answer: B

Question #7

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is a visual decomposition of the project scope?

A. Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS)

B. Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)

C. product breakdown structure (PBS)

D. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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Correct Answer: A

Question #8

- (Topic 3) Which of the following diagrams is known as Ishikawa diagram?

A. Activity

B. Data-flow

C. Cost-Benefit

D. Cause-and Effect

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Correct Answer: D

Question #9

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is a narrative description of the work required for the project?

A. Contract work breakdown structure (CWBS)

B. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. Contract statement of work (CSOW)

D. Statement of work (SOW)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #10

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is concerned with determining whether the information used for risk analysis is probable, of high class, or accurate?

A. Risk Urgency Assessment

B. Risk Probability and Impact Assessment

C. Risk Categorization

D. Risk Data Quality Assessment

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Correct Answer: D

Question #11

- (Topic 3) Which of the following process models needs to complete each set of tasks in one phase before moving into the next phase in a project development life cycle?

A. Procedural model

B. Evolutionary model

C. Spiral model

D. Waterfall model

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Correct Answer: C

Question #12

- (Topic 3) Which of the following compares two or more systems, states, services, products, or things to determine the best viable choice?

A. Benchmarking

B. Risk Identification

C. Risk analysis

D. Cost-benefit analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #13

- (Topic 3) Which of the following roles approves the project scope statement, phase gate reviews, solution validations, scope changes, and project success criteria?

A. Project manager

B. Subject matter expert

C. Solution owner

D. Stakeholder

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Correct Answer: C

Question #14

- (Topic 3) Which of the following component of the communication model is responsible for transferring the message between two or more entities?

A. Sender

B. Medium

C. Decoder

D. Receiver

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Correct Answer: C

Question #15

- (Topic 3) Which of the following processes measures the maturity level of the security program?

A. Risk analysis

B. Risk mitigation

C. Risk assessment

D. GAP analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #16

- (Topic 3) Which of the following chartsis important to ensurethat the roles and responsibilities of those involved in a task are tracked?

A. Pie chart

B. Line chart

C. RACI chart

D. Gantt chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #17

- (Topic 3) Which of the following processes is used by organizations to set the risk tolerance, identify the potential risks, and prioritize the tolerance for risk?

A. Risk communication

B. Risk identification

C. Risk analysis

D. Risk management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #18

- (Topic 3) Which of the following represents the duration of activities against a calendar?

A. Scatter chart

B. Gantt chart

C. Pie chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #19

- (Topic 3) What portion of the communications model could be defined as the translator?

A. Receiver

B. Medium

C. Translator

D. Sender

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Correct Answer: A

Question #20

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is described in the statement below? "It shows the history and pattern of variation. It is a line graph that shows data points plotted in the order in which they occur. They show trends in a process over time, variation over time, or declines or improvements in a process over time. Trend analysis is performed using them."

A. Cause and effect diagram

B. Histogram

C. Run chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #21

- (Topic 3) Which of the following authorizes the project to exist within the organization?

A. Project charter

B. Project network diagram

C. Project integration management

D. Project boundaries

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Correct Answer: D

Question #22

- (Topic 3) Which of the following techniques involves attempting to make and numerically determine the probability of various adverse events and measuring the likely extent of the losses?

A. Risk analysis

B. Qualitative risk analysis

C. Risk assessment

D. Quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #23

- (Topic 3) As a program manager, you decided to overlap two phases of your program. Which of the following terms best describe your act?

A. Lead time

B. Rolling

C. Fast tracking

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: C

Question #24

- (Topic 3) Which of the following qualitative techniques involves a disciplined analysis of the event sequences that could transform a potential hazard into an accident?

A. Failure mode and effects criticality analysis

B. HAZOP technique

C. Failure mode and effects analysis

D. Preliminary Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #25

- (Topic 3) Which of the following terms is used to describe a major deliverable or key even in the project used to measure project progress?

A. Project life cycle

B. Phase

C. Achievement

D. Milestone

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Correct Answer: D

Question #26

- (Topic 3) ________ are timeless events that show progress in the project. These are typically achieved at the end of phase in the project lifecycle.

A. Achievements

B. Millstones

C. Phases

D. Templates

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Correct Answer: D

Question #27

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is the formal acceptance of the project?

A. A project review

B. A sign-off

C. Risk assessment

D. Inspection trend analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #28

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is NOT a component of an entity relationship diagram?

A. Attributes

B. Relationships

C. Forks

D. Entities

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Correct Answer: D

Question #29

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is a graphical representation of roles and responsibilities of different project team members?

A. RACI chart

B. Pareto chart

C. Resource histogram chart

D. Organization chart

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Correct Answer: B

Question #30

- (Topic 3) Which of the following phases is the first step towards creating a business continuity plan?

A. Business Continuity Plan Development

B. Scope and Plan Initiation

C. Business Impact Assessment

D. Plan Approval and Implementation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #31

- (Topic 3) In risk analysis, which of the following can be identified as a consequence of a disaster?

A. Loss of operating capability

B. Loss of goodwill

C. Loss of competitive edge

D. Loss of stockholder confidence

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Correct Answer: C

Question #32

- (Topic 3) Which of the following communicates from the program-level perspective - a clear understanding and statement of the technical objectives and the end products, services, or results of the work to be performed?

A. Scope statement

B. Preliminary scope statement

C. Program work breakdown structure

D. Program charter

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Correct Answer: A

Question #33

- (Topic 3) Which of the following diagrams is used to display sensitivity analysis data?

A. Decision tree

B. Ishikawa

C. Influence

D. Tornado

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Correct Answer: A

Question #34

- (Topic 3) All of the following stakeholders participate in the prioritization of requirements except for which one?

A. Project manager

B. Implementation subject matter expert

C. Domain subject matter expert

D. Project team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #35

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is mandatory in most software development projects?

A. Communication Management plan

B. Disaster recovery plan

C. Test plan

D. Procurement plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #36

- (Topic 1) You are coaching Marcy, a new business analyst for your organization, on business analysis processes. Marcy is concerned about the define solution scope process, especially the implementation approach element. Which of the following statements best defines the implementation approach element for Marcy?

A. The implementation approach is described in terms of the major features and functions thatare to be include

B. The implementation approach defines major business and technical dependencies that impose constraints to the effort to deploy the solutio

C. The implementation approach describes the new capabilities required to meet the business nee

D. The implementation approach describes how the chosen solution approach will deliver the solution scop

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Correct Answer: D

Question #37

- (Topic 1) Wanda is the business analyst for her organization and she is currently working on the specify and model requirements process. One of the elements of this process is the documentation of the textual requirements. Wanda must describe the capabilities of the solution, any conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and what third component of the textual requirement?

A. Any constraints that may prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement

B. Write in the active voice

C. Describe a situation or problem

D. Express only one requirement at a time

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Correct Answer: A

Question #38

- (Topic 1) Your organization is using a plan-driven approach to business analysis. What characteristic must be true of changes in the approach that your organization is using?

A. All the changes only occur if they are less than an agreed factor, such as ten percent of the solution's overall cost or a percentage of the project's schedul

B. All the changes only occur if they are less than ten percent of the solution's overall cos

C. All the changes only occur if they are genuinely necessar

D. Changes are generally not permitted in the plan-driven approach to business analysi

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Correct Answer: C

Question #39

- (Topic 1) The business analysis approach generally defines all of the following attributes except for which one?

A. Deliverables

B. Requirements for solutions acceptance

C. Analysis technique

D. Team roles

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Correct Answer: B

Question #40

- (Topic 1) Paul is the business analyst for his organization. He is examining a single solution to determine if the solution he and his team have identified carries enough business value to justify its implementation. What business analysis process is Paul performing in this scenario?

A. Define transition requirements

B. Assess proposed solution

C. Assess organizational readiness

D. Allocate requirements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #41

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization and are creating the solution scope definition. Which of the following should be included in the solution scope definition?

A. Business case

B. Technical dependencies

C. Elicitation techniques

D. Organization readiness assessment

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Correct Answer: B

Question #42

- (Topic 1) What business analysis element tries to identify as many potential options as possible to meet the business objectives and fill identified gaps in capabilities?

A. Ranking of approaches

B. Decision analysis

C. Documentation of assumptions and constraints

D. Alternative generation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #43

- (Topic 1) All of the following stakeholders participate in the prioritization of requirements except for which one?

A. Implementation subject matter expert

B. Project team

C. Domain subject matter expert

D. Project manager

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Correct Answer: D

Question #44

- (Topic 1) What document defines the business needs, identifies key stakeholders, and describes the positive impact the solution will provide on the key stakeholders?

A. Project charter

B. Project scope statement

C. Solution scope

D. Vision statement

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Correct Answer: B

Question #45

- (Topic 1) Sally is the business analyst for her organization. Sally and her business analysis team is currently using a business analysis approach to determine what the competition of her organization is offering prospective clients. She is trying to identify solutions to increase revenue by remaining competitive with the competition. What business analysis approach is Sally and her business analysis team using?

A. Business rules analysis

B. Functional decomposition

C. Focus groups

D. Benchmarking

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Correct Answer: D

Question #46

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization and have many solutions available to an identified problem. You would like a way to quickly and fairly determine which solution is the best choice for your organization. Which of the following approaches would allow you to determine the top-rated solutions for your organization? Question No : 35 - (Topic 1) IIBA CBAP : Practice Test

A. Scoring system

B. Acceptance and evaluation criteria

C. Vendor assessment

D. Voting system

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Correct Answer: D

Question #47

- (Topic 1) You are working with several business analysts to determine the solution approach for an identified problem. All of the following techniques are acceptable for identifying the solution approach except for which one?

A. Benchmarking

B. Decision analysis

C. Risk analysis

D. Brainstorming

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Correct Answer: A

Question #48

- (Topic 1) Fred's organization is using a plan-driven approach for the business analysis deliverables. In this approach how will the requirements be captured?

A. Fred will use the appropriate documentation at the discretion of the business analysis team

B. Fred will use the project management information syste

C. Fred will use whatever business analysis forms are most appropriat

D. Fred will use standardized template

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Correct Answer: A

Question #49

- (Topic 1) Some of the requirements in the solution must be completed because of laws and regulations in your industry. Management would like you, the business analyst, to rank the requirements according to the relevant laws. What type of requirements prioritization is management having you complete?

A. Regulatory ranking

B. Business value ranking

C. Constraint ranking

D. Risk ranking

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Correct Answer: C

Question #50

- (Topic 1) Which one of the following is an example of a non-negotiable demand by a stakeholder during the requirements prioritization session?

A. All requirements are ranked as high

B. Communication

C. All requirements are prioritized by cost-benefits ratio

D. Cost

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Correct Answer: D

Question #51

- (Topic 1) You are completing enterprise analysis. Management has asked you to create a document that will help them create a go/no go decision to invest and more forward with a proposed project. What document does management want you to create?

A. Feasibility study

B. Project scope

C. Solution scope

D. Business case

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Correct Answer: A

Question #52

- (Topic 1) What element of the plan business analysis process affects the business analysis duties that need to be performed?

A. The experience of the business analyst

B. The experience of the project manager

C. The expected completion date of the business analysis duties

D. The type of project or initiative

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Correct Answer: A

Question #53

- (Topic 1) What part of defining the business needs process will evaluate the ends that the organization is seeking to achieve?

A. Business goals and objectives

B. Alternative identification

C. Solution assessment

D. Requirements

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Correct Answer: D

Question #54

- (Topic 1) You are hosting a collection of stakeholders from across the organization to identify the ideas and attitudes about your company's help desk. You want the stakeholders to honestly share their opinions about the help desk service so you can identify problems, solutions, and take actions to improve the service. What type of requirements elicitation activity is this?

A. Stakeholder analysis

B. Focus groups

C. Workshop

D. Root cause analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #55

- (Topic 1) Paul has been asked to complete SWOT analysis for his solution scope. What does SWOT analysis mean?

A. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Time

B. Stakeholder Weaknesses, Organizational Threats

C. Stakeholders Weaknesses, Organization, Threats

D. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

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Correct Answer: A

Question #56

- (Topic 1) What two factors must the business analyst consider when conducting stakeholder analysis?

A. Politics and influence

B. Influence and attitude

C. Attitude and position

D. Position and politics

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Correct Answer: A

Question #57

- (Topic 1) What type of a business analysis approach focuses on the rapid delivery of business value in short iterations?

A. Risk-driven

B. Change-driven

C. Risk-laden

D. Profit-driven

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Correct Answer: B

Question #58

- (Topic 1) Your organization is trying to determine which one of two opportunities they will pursue. The Project A is worth $235,987 and Project B is worth $567,000 but carries significant risk. The organization elects to purse Project B and not Project

A. What is the opportunity cost in this scenario?

A. $331013

B. There is not enough information to know as the risk for Project B has not been quantifie

C. $235,987

D. $567,000

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Correct Answer: D

Question #59

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization and are in the process of creating the solution approach for a technology problem. Which one of the following definitions best describes the solution approach?

A. It is the documentation and control of changes to the product scope as approved by the project stakeholder

B. Defines the general approach that will be taken to create or acquire new capabilities required to meet the business nee

C. It is an uncertain event or condition that may have a positive or negative impact on the abilities of the chartered projec

D. Decomposes the project scope into smaller deliverables; each deliverable is subdivided repeatedly until the deliverable cannot or should not be broken down any furthe

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Correct Answer: B

Question #60

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for a large project in your organization. While your company prefers face-to-face communications there are many stakeholders located in different geographical locations. How can you still effectively serve as a business analyst when the stakeholders are not collocated?

A. You will need to travel on a regular rotation to each of the geographical locations to complete the business analyst dutie

B. You will need to implement videoconference

C. Add more business analysts in each of the geographical locatio

D. You will need the stakeholders to periodically gather in one local

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Correct Answer: B

Question #61

- (Topic 1) Rachel is writing the business case for her organization. As she's completing this process Rachel is concerned that she's including all the correct information for management. Which one of the following should Rachel not include in her business case?

A. Time to break even

B. Opportunities to prioritize requirements

C. Follow-on opportunities

D. Qualitative and quantitative benefits

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Correct Answer: C

Question #62

- (Topic 1) Ned is the business analyst for the NHQ Company. He is working with Stan on completing therequirements prioritization of all the identified requirements. Why would Stan and Ned complete requirements prioritization?

A. To determine which requirements should be completed first

B. To determine which requirements should not be completed at all

C. To determine which requirements carry the most risk

D. To determine who created what requirement based on their position in the organization

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Correct Answer: B

Question #63

- (Topic 2) Robert is the business analyst for his organization and he's working with several stakeholders to identify the business need for an opportunity. Robert needs to identify the stakeholder that will be responsible for authorizing the actions needed in order to meet the identified business need. Which stakeholder does Robert need to identify?

A. Sponsor

B. Customer

C. Implementation Subject Matter Expert

D. Regulator

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Correct Answer: B

Question #64

- (Topic 2) The business analysis approach generally defines all of the following attributes except for which one?

A. Deliverables

B. Requirements for solutions acceptance

C. Analysis technique

D. Team roles

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Correct Answer: B

Question #65

- (Topic 2) Management would like you to front-load the requirements with the most risk requirements. Why would management prefer the risky requirements first in the prioritization?

A. So if the risk comes true the project will fail will little investment in the wor

B. So if the risk comes true then the project manager can mitigate the risk even

C. So if the risk comes true they'll receive the reward as soon as possibl

D. So if the risk comes true then there's ample time to correct the proble

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and are coaching Roberta on how business analysis works. Roberta is confused about what a business analysis methodology is during the business analysis planning and monitoring phase of the business analysis duties. What is a methodology?

A. A methodology is an approach that the business analyst believes will work but it has not been proven to work yet in the business analysis domai

B. A methodology is a short term endeavor to create a unique product or servic

C. A methodology is a formalized and repeatable business analysis approac

D. A methodology is a formalized plan that describes how the business analyst will complete the elicitation of requirement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #67

- (Topic 2) You have completed the requirements documentation and the stakeholders have signed off on the requirements. Now the requirements are advancing into a project as your organization has chartered a project based on the identified requirements. What stakeholder is now responsible for assessing the solution scope to determine the project scope?

A. Project sponsor

B. Project manager

C. Business analyst

D. Key stakeholders

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Correct Answer: B

Question #68

- (Topic 2) What requirements elicitation technique examines the available information, documentation, records, and history of a solution, organization, or cause to identify relevant information to the current business analysis duties?

A. Benchmarking

B. Dataflow diagrams

C. Document analysis

D. Requirements elicitation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #69

- (Topic 2) You are preparing the business case for a proposed solution in your organization. You need to identify several components for the business case including an assessment of the risks the solution may contain. Which one of the following is the best definition of a risk as it pertains to the business case?

A. Risk is an uncertain event or condition that may have both positive and negative affects on the solutio

B. Risk is an uncertain event that can cause the organization to lose more monies than it invests in the solutio

C. Risk is a potential event that can cause the solution to fai

D. Risks are threats to the organization's succes

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Correct Answer: A

Question #70

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization. You are identifying new opportunities to improve upon your existing web services. Management is open to new opportunities as long as the changes do not take more than 60 days to implement. What type of a factor does the 60 day implementation represent?

A. Technical constraint

B. Schedule constraint

C. Business constraint

D. Assumption

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Correct Answer: C

Question #71

- (Topic 2) What type of interview is the most common as part of requirements elicitation?

A. Many-to-one

B. Many-to-many

C. One-to-one

D. One-to-many

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Correct Answer: B

Question #72

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization. For the past several months you have been completing the business analysis duties for the solution stakeholders. You now have, you believe, the solution requirements identified and documented. What must you now do with the requirements before proceeding?

A. Make certain the stakeholders can pay for the solution and have them sign off on the requirement

B. Present the solution to the project manager for his inpu

C. Get all of the stakeholders to sign off on the requirement

D. Make certain the stakeholders understand the requirements before they approve the requirements you've gathere

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Correct Answer: C

Question #73

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and are working on prioritizing requirements. What plan should guide you through this process?

A. Risk management plan

B. Project management plan

C. Requirements management plan

D. Scope management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #74

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for a large, complex solution and you are working with the stakeholders to determine the prioritization of the requirements. You would like to use the decision analysis to determine the best decision for the requirements outcome. You must know four things as part of decision analysis. Which one of the following will not help you with this approach to the requirements prioritization process?

A. The values, goals, and objectives that are relevant to the requirements

B. The consequences of each possible decision

C. The nature of the decision that must be made

D. The future value of the requirements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #75

- (Topic 2) There are four inputs to the plan business analysis activities. Which one of the following is not an input to the plan business analysis activities process?

A. List of identified risks

B. Organizational process assets

C. Business analysis approach

D. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities

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Correct Answer: C

Question #76

- (Topic 2) Mark is the business analyst for his organization. Mark and his business analysis team have used the whiteboard to record the documentation as the result of requirements elicitation. What must be done with this information if Mark uses a whiteboard?

A. The scribe must include the white board information as part of the minute

B. The business analyst must transfer the information to another medium before the whiteboard is erase

C. The business analyst must document the white board information and get all participants' approval of the recordin

D. The regulator must approve the writings on the whiteboar

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Correct Answer: C

Question #77

- (Topic 2) Paul is the business analyst for his organization. He is examining a single solution to determine if the solution he and his team have identified carries enough business value to justify its implementation. What business analysis process is Paul performing in this scenario?

A. Assess organizational readiness

B. Define transition requirements

C. Allocate requirements

D. Assess proposed solution

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Correct Answer: D

Question #78

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for a large project that will create new software for the entire organization. This new software will affect all of the administrative assistants in the organization schedule meetings, reserve facilities, and share calendars. There are approximately 2,400 administrative assistants in your organization and not all of these people can attend requirements gathering workshops. What approach can you use to manage and gather requirements from these 2,400 administrative ass

A. You can meet with a small group of administrative assistants and assume their requirements are reflective of the remaining group of administrative assistant

B. You will need to meet with all of the administrative assistants as part requirements elicitati o

C. You can meet with a small group of administrative assistants that will serve as representatives for the remaining administrative assistant

D. You can meet with the administrative assistants' manager

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Correct Answer: C

Question #79

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization. As part of the requirements prioritization you have given each key stakeholder $10,000 in play money to distribute among the identified requirements. Each stakeholder can assign their play money to any of the requirements, but the requirements will be prioritized based on the value of the play money assigned to each requirement. What type of requirements prioritization is happening in this scenario?

A. Resource leveling

B. Confirmation management

C. Utility function

D. Voting

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Correct Answer: D

Question #80

- (Topic 2) The requirements elicitation process requires that the business analyst and team prepare forthe requirements elicitation activities. There are three specific inputs that the business analyst will need in preparing for the requirements elicitation. Which of the following is NOT one of the three inputs the business analyst will use as he prepares for requirements elicitation?

A. Solution scope

B. Change request

C. Business need

D. Stakeholder list

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Correct Answer: A

Question #81

- (Topic 2) Which solution scope technique can help the business analyst understand the scope of the work by breaking down the scope into smaller work products?

A. Interface analysis

B. User stories

C. Functional decomposition

D. Scope modeling

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Correct Answer: B

Question #82

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and need a method to requirements elicitation from nearly 12,000 stakeholders. You want a method to quickly capture this group's feelings and thoughts to identify what the majority of this group needs and wants in a new solution your organization may create. What requirements elicitation technique can be used in this scenario?

A. Interviews

B. Trend analysis

C. Focus groups

D. Surveys

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Correct Answer: B

Question #83

- (Topic 2) You organization needs to adapt to the change economy, new technologies, and an increase in competition in order to survive. They've asked you to complete a business analysis approach that will help them change their organizational policies in order to achieve their goals and objectives. What business analysis technique has this organization asked you to complete?

A. Focus groups

B. Business rules analysis

C. Brainstorming

D. Root cause analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #84

- (Topic 2) Which one of the following is the most accurate definition of the solution scope?

A. Defines what must be delivered in order to meet the business nee

B. Determines the things that are believed to be true in the solution but they have not yet been proven to be tru

C. Determines if an organization can justify the investment required to deliver the proposed s olutio

D. Defines the business need, identified key stakeholders, describes the positive impact of the solutio

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Correct Answer: C

Question #85

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization. You are working with several IT professionals to determine all of the connected systems in your organization. You are creating a mapping of the servers, workstations, printers, and other connected devices and their purposes for an analysis of how information is input, processed, stored, and output from each system. What business analysis process are you completing?

A. Networking topology mapping

B. Data dictionary and glossary creation

C. Data flow diagram

D. Prototype

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Correct Answer: D

Question #86

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization. Your current project is using a plan-driven approach for the requirements, business analysis, and monitoring. Which one of the following statements best describes the plan-driven approach to business analysis planning and monitoring?

A. Plan-driven approaches determine how priorities will be diagnosed for the project solutio

B. Plan-driven approaches encourage changes that prevent errors and omission

C. Plan-driven approaches typically have meetings daily to discuss the business analysis requirements proces

D. Plan-driven approaches typically call for a significant amount of formality and detai

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Correct Answer: B

Question #87

- (Topic 3) Which of the following establishes organizational checks and balances with a proper segregation of front, back, and middle office functions for effective risk management?

A. Risk response plan

B. Risk analysis

C. Risk management plan

D. Risk governance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #88

- (Topic 3) All of the following are examples of transference risk response except for which one?

A. Warranties

B. Performance bonds

C. Life cycle costing

D. Use of insurance

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Correct Answer: C

Question #89

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase?

A. Define Scope

A. Develop Schedule

B. Develop Project Charter

C. Create Work Breakdown Structure

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Correct Answer: D

Question #90

- (Topic 3) Which of the following models defines the name of the data, data aliases, and description of system data?

A. Class model

B. Entity relationship

C. Data dictionary

D. CRUD matrix

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Correct Answer: B

Question #91

- (Topic 3) Which of the following software development life cycles is a methodology that divides the project into phases, and the project manager focuses on control of time, cost, and scope?

A. Spiral

B. Agile

C. Waterfall

D. Incremental

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Correct Answer: A

Question #92

- (Topic 3) Which of the following compares two or more systems, states, services, products, or things to determine the best viable choice?

A. Benchmarking

B. Risk Identification

C. Risk analysis

D. Cost-benefit analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #93

- (Topic 3) Which of the following quantitative risk analysis techniques relies on experience and past data to compute the probability and impact of risks on project objectives?

A. Probability distribution

B. Sensitivity analysis

C. Modeling and simulation

D. Interviewing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #94

- (Topic 3) When does the lessons learned document is updated?

A. At planning phase

B. At execution phase

C. At closing phase

D. Throughout the project lifecycle

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Correct Answer: D

Question #95

- (Topic 3) Which of the following defines how the project scope should be created, executed, monitored and controlled, and then validated?

A. Scope variance plan

B. Scope management plan

C. Staffing management plan

D. Schedule management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #96

- (Topic 3) Which of the following represents the duration of activities against a calendar?

A. Scatter chart

B. Gantt chart

C. Pie chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: C

Question #97

- (Topic 3) What portion of the communications model could be defined as the translator?

A. Receiver

B. Medium

C. Translator

D. Sender

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Correct Answer: C

Question #98

- (Topic 3) Which of the following roles helps assess the data requirements of a project, identifies data assets, and helps the project team complete data modeling requirements?

A. Database analyst

B. End user

C. Subject matter expert

D. Information architect

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Correct Answer: C

Question #99

- (Topic 3) Which of the following captures all of the activities within a business, the inputs and outputs of each activity, and the required resources to complete each activity?

A. Business scenario

B. Business process model

C. Business architecture

D. Business case

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Correct Answer: C

Question #100

- (Topic 3) Which of the following process groups occurs at the beginning of the project?

A. Executing

B. Planning

C. Initiating

D. Controlling and Monitoring

E. Closing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #101

- (Topic 3) Which of the following authorizes the project to exist within the organization?

A. Project charter

B. Project network diagram

C. Project integration management

D. Project boundaries

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Correct Answer: A

Question #102

- (Topic 3) Which of the following techniques involves attempting to make and numerically determine the probability of various adverse events and measuring the likely extent of the losses?

A. Risk analysis

B. Qualitative risk analysis

C. Risk assessment

D. Quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #103

- (Topic 3) ________ are timeless events that show progress in the project. These are typically achieved at the end of phase in the project lifecycle.

A. Achievements

B. Millstones

C. Phases

D. Templates

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Correct Answer: D

Question #104

- (Topic 3) You have identified several stakeholders that you believe are kinesthetic learners. Which statement best describes the kinesthetic learning approach?

A. The learners learn best by reading and ponderin

B. The learners learn best be experiencing the topi

C. The learners learn best by seeing the topic in a model or through storyboard

D. The learners are not interested in the topic unless they can immediately apply it to their lives or job

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Correct Answer: B

Question #105

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is the formal acceptance of the project?

A. A project review

B. A sign-off

C. Risk assessment

D. Inspection trend analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #106

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is a graphical representation of roles and responsibilities of different project team members?

A. RACI chart

B. Pareto chart

C. Resource histogram chart

D. Organization chart

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Correct Answer: B

Question #107

- (Topic 3) Which of the following stages of a project defines the number of risks and opportunities, including intense planning and anticipation of risk events?

A. Planning

B. Executing

C. Initiation

D. Closing

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Correct Answer: B

Question #108

- (Topic 3) Which of the following models demonstrates the attributes, operations, and relationship to entities within the solution?

A. Entity Relationship

B. Data disctionary

C. Class model

D. CRUD matrix

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Correct Answer: D

Question #109

- (Topic 3) Which of the following diagrams is used to display sensitivity analysis data?

A. Decision tree

B. Ishikawa

C. Influence

D. Tornado

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Correct Answer: B

Question #110

- (Topic 1) Wanda is the business analyst for her organization and she is currently working on the specify and model requirements process. One of the elements of this process is the documentation of the textual requirements. Wanda must describe the capabilities of the solution, any conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and what third component of the textual requirement?

A. Any constraints that may prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement

B. Write in the active voice

C. Describe a situation or problem

D. Express only one requirement at a time

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Correct Answer: A

Question #111

- (Topic 1) When do change requests generally increase in a project?

A. During the project's launc

B. Towards the beginning of the projec

C. During the project scope management processe

D. Towards the end of the projec

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Correct Answer: D

Question #112

- (Topic 1) Donna is leading a brainstorming session for her organization. She has asked the participants in this group to come up with at least ten ideas for possible solutions to an identified problem. What is the problem with setting the goal as ten ideas for possible solutions in this session?

A. The goal should be to come up with as many solutions as possible, not just ten idea

B. The goal should be to generate ten ideas within a set time perio

C. The goal should be to come up with the best solution for the problem, not ten idea

D. The goal should be to include everyone's input to the solution

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Correct Answer: A

Question #113

- (Topic 1) The business analysis approach generally defines all of the following attributes except for which one?

A. Deliverables

B. Analysis technique

C. Team roles

D. Requirements for solutions acceptance

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Correct Answer: D

Question #114

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization and are with another business analyst, Steve, on the requirements elicitation for a new solution. You warn Steve that you'll need to be tracing the requirements in an effort to prevent scope creep. What is scope creep?

A. The scope grows slightly larger as more requirements, often unneeded, are added to the scope

B. The scope slips on the schedule which in turn delays the project delivery date

C. Gold plating

D. The scope shifts from the original intent of the business case

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Correct Answer: A

Question #115

- (Topic 1) Enterprise analysis creates just five outputs. Which one of the following is an output of the enterprise analysis tasks?

A. Assumptions and constraints

B. Stakeholder concerns

C. Solution performance assessment

D. Solution approach

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Correct Answer: D

Question #116

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently identifying opportunities for a customer to improve their business processes. The customer wants to streamline their business efforts either through new technologies, better processes, or a combination of both. The customer demands, however, that the solution should not cost more than $300,000 to implement and support for one year. What does the $300,000 represent?

A. Solution cost

A. Budget

B. Requirements

C. Constraint

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Correct Answer: D

Question #117

- (Topic 1) You are creating a model for your requirements. Which model type categorizes and describes the people who directly interact with a solution?

A. Rules

B. User classes, profiles, or roles

C. Concepts and relationships

D. Events

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Correct Answer: D

Question #118

- (Topic 1) What technique used during the manage business analysis performance process can help identify the underlying causes of failures or difficulties in accomplishing business analysis work?

A. Problem tracking

B. Pareto charts

C. Trend analysis

D. Root cause analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #119

- (Topic 1) One of the processes within requirements analysis is to prioritize requirements. As a business analyst why would you ever want to prioritize requirements?

A. You may need to determine the cost of each requiremen

B. You may need to determine the schedule for each requiremen

C. You may need to determine which requirements are most critical so the analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirement

D. You may need to determine which requirements are most critical so additional risk analysis can be completed on those requirement

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Correct Answer: D

Question #120

- (Topic 1) Management has asked you, a business analyst for your organization, to create the solution scope for an identified problem. In order to complete this task you'll need three elements. All of the following are elements you'll need in order to write the solution scope except for which one?

A. Work breakdown structure

B. Implementation approach

C. Solution scope definition

D. Dependencies

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Correct Answer: C

Question #121

- (Topic 1) You are working with several business analysts to determine the solution approach for an identified problem. All of the following techniques are acceptable for identifying the solution approach except for which one?

A. Benchmarking

B. Decision analysis

C. Risk analysis

D. Brainstorming

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Correct Answer: A

Question #122

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for a smaller project where there are few requirements. Management would still like you to create a method to trace the few requirements for this project. What type of matrix would be best in this instance?

A. Roles and responsibility matrix

B. RACI matrix

C. Coverage matrix

D. Requirements trace matrix

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Correct Answer: C

Question #123

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization and are working on organizing the identified requirements for a new solution. Nancy, your assistant in this process, says that these requirements aren't very complex. You agree but add that it's this thing that makes the overall solution complex. What thing adds to the level of complexity among requirements?

A. Relationships among the requirements

B. Management in the project

C. Stakeholders in the project

D. Cost and schedule constraints

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Correct Answer: C

Question #124

- (Topic 1) Holly's organization uses a plan-driven approach to business analysis. When it comes to communication in Holly's organization what type of communication will likely be required?

A. Face-to-face

B. Chain of command

C. Formal

D. Ad hoc

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Correct Answer: A

Question #125

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization and are to conduct stakeholder analysis. Which of the following statements best describes the conduct stakeholder analysis task?

A. This task identifies organizations and lines of business that may be affected by a proposed initiative or who share a common business nee

B. This task identifies stakeholders who may be affected by a proposed initiative or who share a common business nee

C. This task identifies the organizations that are likely affected by a problem that a project must solv

D. This task identifies the people who may be affected by a proposed initiative or who share a common business nee

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Correct Answer: C

Question #126

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked that you create a stakeholder map as part of the conduct stakeholder analysis process. What is a stakeholder map?

A. A stakeholder map is a visual diagram that shows the connection among positive and negative stakeholder

B. A stakeholder map is a visual diagram that illustrates where the stakeholders are geographically locate

C. A stakeholder map is a visual diagram that depicts the stakeholders' actions as responsible, accountable consult, and infor

D. A stakeholder map is a visual diagram that depicts the relationship of the stakeholders to the solution and to one anothe

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Correct Answer: B

Question #127

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization. Gary and Janet, two key stakeholders in the project, are in disagreement over a requirement for the type of software to be installed on the server your solution calls for. What must happen in this instance before formal approvalcan be offered?

A. The conflict will need to be resolved through research, resolution, or through a third-party mediation

B. Gary and Janet will need to determine who has seniority in the company to determine which requirement takes precedence

C. The conflict will need to be removed from the solution scope until Gary and Janet come to a solution

D. The business analyst will need to make a decision on which requirement is most appropriate

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Correct Answer: D

Question #128

- (Topic 1) Paul is the business analyst for his organization. He is examining a single solution to determine if the solution he and his team have identified carries enough business value to justify its implementation. What business analysis process is Paul performing in this scenario?

A. Assess organizational readiness

B. Define transition requirements

C. Allocate requirements

D. Assess proposed solution

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Correct Answer: A

Question #129

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization and working with the stakeholders to prioritize the requirements. The stakeholders are concerned about the financial impact of the requirements should some of them fail during the implementation. You would like to rank the risk tolerance of the stakeholders based on their comments about the solution and the requirements. The following are the three categories of risk tolerance associated with the stakeholders except for which one?

A. Mitigation

B. Risk-aversion

C. Risk-seeking

D. Neutrality

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Correct Answer: C

Question #130

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for the TGH Organization and are determining if you should buy or build a solution for your company. You have determined that you can create the in-house solution for $78,000 with a monthly support cost of $8,765. A vendor can create the solution for $61,000 with a monthly support costs of $7,990. How long will it take your company to break even if you choose the internal solution versus the vendor's solution?

A. 36 months

B. 12 months

C. 6 months

D. 22 months

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Correct Answer: D

Question #131

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently working with Steve on the organize requirements process. You and Steve have elected to use the user stories approach for this process. What is the user stories approach for requirements organization?

A. Stakeholders' experiences equate to the stakeholder requirement

B. Stakeholders are interviewed and their experiences are recorded to help identify the requir ement

C. Stakeholders' objectives are described to identify the requirements that the solution will need to suppor

D. Stakeholders are interviewed and their stories are recorded as part of the requirement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #132

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked that you create a model of the requirements so the stakeholders can better understand the requirements and the project as a whole. Which of the following statements best describes a model?

A. Models are slices of the project solutio

B. Models simplify the requirements for common stakeholder

C. Models are statistics for the return on investment, time saved, and other mathematic

D. Models abstract and simplify realit

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Correct Answer: D

Question #133

- (Topic 1) You are hosting a collection of stakeholders from across the organization to identify the ideas and attitudes about your company's help desk. You want the stakeholders to honestly share their opinions about the help desk service so you can identify problems, solutions, and take actions to improve the service. What type of requirements elicitation activity is this?

A. Stakeholder analysis

B. Focus groups

C. Workshop

D. Root cause analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #134

- (Topic 1) Henry is the business analyst for his organization. Management has created a pre-determined budget of $450,000 for his solution. Henry has identified the project requirements but now wants to prioritize them based on timeboxing and budgeting. Henry examines the cost of the requirements and begins removing the requirements from the allowed list in order to meet the $450,000 budget. What timeboxing or budgeting approach is Henry using?

A. Parametric

B. All in

C. Selective

D. All out

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Correct Answer: D

Question #135

- (Topic 1) Your organization is trying to determine which one of two opportunities they will pursue. The Project A is worth $235,987 and Project B is worth $567,000 but carries significant risk. The organization elects to purse Project B and not Project

A. What is the opportunity cost in this scenario?

A. $331013

B. There is not enough information to know as the risk for Project B has not been quantifie

C. $235,987

D. $567,000

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Correct Answer: A

Question #136

- (Topic 1) You are the business analyst for your organization and are coaching Roberta on how business analysis works. Roberta is confused about what a business analysis methodology is during the business analysis planning and monitoring phase of the business analysis duties. What is a methodology?

A. A methodology is a formalized and repeatable business analysis approac

B. A methodology is a short term endeavor to create a unique product or servic

C. A methodology is an approach that the business analyst believes will work but it has not been proven to work yet in the business analysis domai

D. A methodology is a formalized plan that describes how the business analyst will complete the elicitation of requirement

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Correct Answer: B

Question #137

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and are coaching Roberta on how business analysis works. Roberta is confused about what a business analysis methodology is during the business analysis planning and monitoring phase of the business analysis duties. What is a methodology?

A. A methodology is an approach that the business analyst believes will work but it has not been proven to work yet in the business analysis domai

B. A methodology is a short term endeavor to create a unique product or servic

C. A methodology is a formalized plan that describes how the business analyst will complete the elicitation of requirement

D. A methodology is a formalized and repeatable business analysis approac

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Correct Answer: B

Question #138

- (Topic 2) As part of the requirements analysis a business analyst can use the same tools and techniques to model the current state of an organization. All of the following are valid reasons why would a business analyst want to create a current state domain model except for which one?

A. The current state model can help identify opportunities for improvemen

B. The current state model can help validate the solution scope with business and technical stakeholder

C. The current state model can help the business analyst create Pareto charts for process improvemen

D. The current state model can help assist stakeholders in understanding the current state

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Correct Answer: C

Question #139

- (Topic 2) There are just three inputs to the assess proposed solution process. Which of the following is not one of the inputs for the assess proposed solution process?

A. Decision analysis

B. Requirements

C. Assumptions and constraints

D. Solution options

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Correct Answer: A

Question #140

- (Topic 2) Which of the following is the best definition of the business rules analysis?

A. To define the people that govern decisions in and organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational policie

B. To define the job functions, roles and responsibilities, and the designation of power among the project stakeholder

C. To define the rules that govern decisions in and organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational policie

D. To define the historical information that is available for the business analyst to rely on for his researc

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Correct Answer: D

Question #141

- (Topic 2) Wanda is the business analyst for her organization and she is currently working on the specify and model requirements process. One of the elements of this process is the documentation of the textual requirements. Wanda must describe the capabilities of the solution, any conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and what third component of the textual requirement?

A. Write in the active voice

B. Express only one requirement at a time

C. Any constraints that may prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement

D. Describe a situation or problem

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Correct Answer: A

Question #142

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for a new project. Part of this project is for the project team to manually install new workstations through the company's campus. Based on your research you have determined that the project team can install 25 new workstations per hour. Since there is a fixed amount of time that these workstations need to be installed you are considering adding additional labor for the implementation. You are also considering to adjust the prioritization of the project requirements

A. Report project

B. Parametric estimate

C. Timeboxing

D. Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #143

- (Topic 2) You are working with Tom, a key stakeholder, in your business analysis duties. Tom is askingyou about the desired outcome for current business opportunity. Which one of the following is NOT an example of a desired outcome?

A. Implement new machinery to complete the work processes faster

B. Increase sales

C. Reduce costs

D. Reduce time to deliver a product or service

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Correct Answer: A

Question #144

- (Topic 2) You are creating a model that shows how data moves through a system. Each function that modifies the data in any manner is identified, decomposed to smaller levels, and the system is completely described from start to storage. What type of a modeling technique are you using in this scenario?

A. Functional decomposition

B. Data flow diagramming

C. Organization modeling

D. Work decomposition

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Correct Answer: C

Question #145

- (Topic 2) What two factors must the business analyst consider when conducting stakeholder analysis?

A. Influence and attitude

B. Position and politics

C. Politics and influence

D. Attitude and position

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Correct Answer: C

Question #146

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization. You are identifying new opportunities to improve upon your existing web services. Management is open to new opportunities as long as the changes do not take more than 60 days to implement. What type of a factor does the 60 day implementation represent?

A. Technical constraint

B. Schedule constraint

C. Business constraint

D. Assumption

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Correct Answer: C

Question #147

- (Topic 2) Marcy is the business analyst for her organization. She is completing the business analysis task of defining the business needs. She has the business goals and objectives and the requirements stated documentation. What must she confirm about the requirements stated documentation before defining the business need based on her analysis?

A. The requirements must reflect actual business requirements, not a description of the solution

B. The requirements must contain no or little risk

C. The requirements must reflect proposed solutions as part of alternative identificatio

D. The requirements must be compatible with the refinement of the business goals and object ive

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Correct Answer: A

Question #148

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for a large project for your organization. Your project has 65 stakeholders and this will greatly increase the complexity of the communication in this project. To demonstrate how complex this project and its communication will be, you show the management the number of communication channels in this project. How many channels exist in this project based on the number of stakeholders?

A. 2080

B. 4160

C. 65

D. 4225

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Correct Answer: A

Question #149

- (Topic 2) You are currently working on creating the activity list for an initiative in your organization. What characteristic must be assigned to each task in your task list?

A. Procurement needs

B. Roles and responsibilities

C. Unique number

D. Risk level

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Correct Answer: B

Question #150

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and are working with Sally, a project manager, for your organization. You and Sally are determining the cost of the labor, materials, equipment, and facilities in order to achieve the different solutions that have been proposed for an identified problem. What is this process called?

A. Cost budgeting

B. Expert judgment

C. Rough order of magnitude cost estimating

D. Scoping the project costs

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Correct Answer: A

Question #151

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for the NHQ Organization. Management has asked that you examine the workflow and internal processes for order fulfillment. Specifically they'd like you to complete an in-depth analysis and documentation of the business problems and opportunities that may be exist for the organization. What business analysis knowledge area does this activity map to?

A. Requirements elicitation

B. Solution assessment and validation

C. Enterprise analysis

D. Requirements management and communication

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Correct Answer: C

Question #152

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and are currently with several key stakeholders as part of the determination of which business analysis approach is most appropriate for the current project. Which one of the following is not a stakeholder that is considered when completing the business analysis planning and monitoring task to determine a business analysis approach?

A. Tester

B. Project manager

C. Regulator

D. Functional management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #153

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently writing the business goals and objectives as part of the elements for the define business process. Which one of the following statements best describes the business goals and objectives element?

A. They describe the processes the solution will need to improve for the project to be successf u

B. They describe all of the positive benefits in ratio to the risk and costs of the projec

C. They describe all of the required work the project will need to complete in order to reach its objective

D. They describe the ends that the organization is seeking to achiev

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Correct Answer: A

Question #154

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and are working on prioritizing requirements. What plan should guide you through this process?

A. Risk management plan

B. Project management plan

C. Requirements management plan

D. Scope management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #155

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for a new project. Part of this project is for the project team to manually install new workstations through the company's campus. Based on your research you have determined that the project team can install 25 new workstations per hour. Since there is a fixed amount of time that these workstations need to be installed you are consideringadding additional labor for the implementation. You are also considering to adjust the prioritization of the project requirements b

A. Timeboxing

B. Planning

C. Parametric estimate

D. Report project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #156

- (Topic 2) You are coaching Marcy, a new business analyst for your organization, on business analysis processes. Marcy is concerned about the define solution scope process, especially the implementation approach element. Which of the following statements best defines the implementation approach element for Marcy?

A. The implementation approach describes how the chosen solution approach will deliver the solution scop

B. The implementation approach defines major business and technical dependencies that impose constraints to the effort to deploy the solutio

C. The implementation approach is described in terms of the major features and functions that are to be include

D. The implementation approach describes the new capabilities required to meet the business nee

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Correct Answer: C

Question #157

- (Topic 2) Which one of the following statements best describes requirements prioritization?

A. It determines how requirements will be prioritized based on the most important stakeholders to the least important stakeholder

B. It is only used with the change-driven approach to business analysi

C. It is only used with the plan-driven approach to business analysi

D. It determines how requirements will be prioritized and how those priorities will be used to define the solution scop

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Correct Answer: C

Question #158

- (Topic 2) Yolanda is the web designer for your company and you are the business analyst. You are working with Yolanda on a new website that your company will host. You'd like for her to create a mock-up of the website without spending much time on the actual workings behind the web interface. You'd like for her to show the customer how the website will look, some idea of the functionality of the website, and some basic graphics and colors so the customer can see the direction of the project. What type of

A. Mock-up prototype

B. Vertical prototype

C. Storyboard prototype

D. Horizontal prototype

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Correct Answer: D

Question #159

- (Topic 2) The creative thinking process has three values to determine the effectiveness of the process. Which one of the following is not a measurement of effective creative thinking?

A. Application of new ideas to resolve existing problems

B. Generation of a pre-determined number of new ideas for a business solution

C. Willingness of stakeholders to accept new approaches

D. The successful generation and productive consideration of new ideas

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Correct Answer: D

Question #160

- (Topic 2) Paul is the business analyst for his organization. He is examining a single solution to determine if the solution he and his team have identified carries enough business value to justify its implementation. What business analysis process is Paul performing in this scenario?

A. Assess organizational readiness

B. Define transition requirements

C. Allocate requirements

D. Assess proposed solution

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Correct Answer: B

Question #161

- (Topic 2) What type of requirements elicitation technique is the Delphi Technique?

A. Survey

B. Workshop

C. Round table

D. Prototyping

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Correct Answer: C

Question #162

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and need a method to requirements elicitation from nearly 12,000 stakeholders. You want a method to quickly capture this group's feelings and thoughts to identify what the majority of this group needs and wants in a new solution your organization may create. What requirements elicitation technique can be used in this scenario?

A. Interviews

B. Trend analysis

C. Focus groups

D. Surveys

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Correct Answer: A

Question #163

- (Topic 2) You are the business analyst for your organization and are preparing to conduct stakeholder analysis. As part of this process you realize that you'll need several inputs. Which one of thefollowing is NOT an input you'll use for the conduct stakeholder analysis task?

A. Enterprise architecture

B. Enterprise environmental factors

C. Organizational process assets

D. Business need

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Correct Answer: A

Question #164

- (Topic 2) A business analyst is helping management determine which solution they should choose. As it happens that the organization can only choose one of the two solutions due to time and resource restrictions. Solution A worths $456,000 to the organization while solution B worths $565,000 to the organization. While solution A costs less, it is less risky and takes less time to complete so management elects to seize Solution

A. What is the opportunity cost?

A. $565,000

B. There is not enough information to know how much the solution will cost the organizatio

C. $109,000

D. $456,000

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Correct Answer: D

Question #165

- (Topic 3) Which of the following charts is a quality control tool to show categories of defects?

A. Pareto chart

B. RACI chart

C. Gantt chart

D. RAM chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #166

- (Topic 3) Which one of the following diagrams visualize the result of the root cause analysis study?

A. Activity diagrams

B. State diagrams

C. Tornado diagrams

D. Cause-and effect diagrams

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Correct Answer: A

Question #167

- (Topic 3) Which of the following processes includes tasks and roles, risk categories, schedules for risk management activities, definitions of probability and impact, and the stakeholders' tolerances?

A. Risk management plan

B. Risk register

C. Risk analysis

D. Risk response plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #168

- (Topic 3) Which of the following software development life cycles is a methodology that divides the project into phases, and the project manager focuses on control of time, cost, and scope?

A. Spiral

B. Agile

C. Waterfall

D. Incremental

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Correct Answer: D

Question #169

- (Topic 3) Which of the following can be an effective tool during quality control to help determine the how the problem occurred?

A. Rework

B. Trend Analysis

C. Flowcharting

D. Pareto Diagram

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Correct Answer: A

Question #170

- (Topic 3) Which of the following diagrams is known as Ishikawa diagram?

A. Activity

B. Data-flow

C. Cost-Benefit

D. Cause-and Effect

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Correct Answer: D

Question #171

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is a narrative description of the work required for the project?

A. Contract work breakdown structure (CWBS)

B. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. Contract statement of work (CSOW)

D. Statement of work (SOW)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #172

- (Topic 3) Which of the following roles approves the project scope statement, phase gate reviews, solution validations, scope changes, and project success criteria?

A. Project manager

B. Subject matter expert

C. Solution owner

D. Stakeholder

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Correct Answer: C

Question #173

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is the process of analyzing the areas of a project that are most affected by risk?

A. Risk Identification

B. Risk Urgency Assessment

C. Risk Categorization

D. Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #174

- (Topic 3) Which of the following process models needs to complete each set of tasks in one phase before moving into the next phase in a project development life cycle?

A. Procedural model

B. Evolutionary model

C. Spiral model

D. Waterfall model

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Correct Answer: A

Question #175

- (Topic 3) Which of the following types of charts shows which resources are needed in the project and allows you to group the resources by project phase or other attributes?

A. Pareto chart

B. Organizational Breakdown Structure

C. Gantt chart

D. Resource Breakdown Structure

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Correct Answer: D

Question #176

- (Topic 3) Which of the following quantitative risk analysis techniques relies on experience and past data to compute the probability and impact of risks on project objectives?

A. Probability distribution

B. Sensitivity analysis

C. Modeling and simulation

D. Interviewing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #177

- (Topic 3) Which of the following techniques is used to divide a project into controllable parts?

A. Gantt Chart

B. Pareto Chart

C. WBS

D. CPM

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Correct Answer: C

Question #178

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is a table of all stakeholders showing the mapping of which stakeholders will contribute information to other stakeholders?

A. RACI Chart

B. Communications Requirements Matrix

C. Project scope statement

D. Organizational Breakdown Structure

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Correct Answer: C

Question #179

- (Topic 3) Which of the following processes is must at the end of each project phase to determine the completeness of the project work and to gain the customer's acceptance to move the project forward?

A. Scope verification

B. Inspection of key results

C. Quality control

D. Phase gate review

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Correct Answer: D

Question #180

- (Topic 3) Which of the following represents the duration of activities against a calendar?

A. Scatter chart

B. Gantt chart

C. Pie chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #181

- (Topic 3) You are completing the prepare for elicitation process for an identified problem in your organization. The prepare for elicitation process requires three inputs for this process. Which one of the following is not an input that will help you prepare for the elicitation activities?

A. Stakeholder list

B. Stakeholder concerns

C. Business need

D. Solution scope

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Correct Answer: C

Question #182

- (Topic 3) Which of the following types of elicitation allows each stakeholder to freely discuss their role in a particular process?

A. Focus group

B. Structured interview

C. Quick Interview

D. Unstructured interview

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Correct Answer: C

Question #183

- (Topic 3) What portion of the communications model could be defined as the translator?

A. Receiver

B. Medium

C. Translator

D. Sender

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Correct Answer: D

Question #184

- (Topic 3) Which of the following roles helps assess the data requirements of a project, identifies data assets, and helps the project team complete data modeling requirements?

A. Database analyst

B. End user

C. Subject matter expert

D. Information architect

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Correct Answer: D

Question #185

- (Topic 3) The business process model is also known as _________.

A. Organization model

B. Activity model

C. Relational model

D. Data flow model

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Correct Answer: D

Question #186

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is a method of displaying the timelines of all the various subtasks that are involved in any project?

A. Pie chart

B. Scatter chart

C. Activity network diagram

D. Cost-benefit analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #187

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is described in the statement below? "It shows the history and pattern of variation. It is a line graph that shows data points plotted in the order in which they occur. They show trends in a process over time, variation over time, or declines or improvements in a process over time. Trend analysis is performed using them."

A. Cause and effect diagram

B. Histogram

C. Run chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: C

Question #188

- (Topic 3) Which of the following captures all of the activities within a business, the inputs and outputs of each activity, and the required resources to complete each activity?

A. Business scenario

B. Business process model

C. Business architecture

D. Business case

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Correct Answer: B

Question #189

- (Topic 3) Which of the following process groups occurs at the beginning of the project?

A. Executing

B. Planning

C. Initiating

D. Controlling and Monitoring

E. Closing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #190

- (Topic 3) Which of the following techniques involves attempting to make and numerically determine the probability of various adverse events and measuring the likely extent of the losses?

A. Risk analysis

B. Qualitative risk analysis

C. Risk assessment

D. Quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #191

- (Topic 3) As a program manager, you decided to overlap two phases of your program. Which of the following terms best describe your act?

A. Lead time

B. Rolling

C. Fast tracking

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: B

Question #192

- (Topic 3) Which of the following terms is used to describe a major deliverable or key even in the project used to measure project progress?

A. Project life cycle

B. Phase

C. Achievement

D. Milestone

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Correct Answer: B

Question #193

- (Topic 3) Which of the following is the formal acceptance of the project?

A. A project review

B. A sign-off

C. Risk assessment

D. Inspection trend analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #194

- (Topic 3) Which of the following phases is the first step towards creating a business continuity plan?

A. Business Continuity Plan Development

B. Scope and Plan Initiation

C. Business Impact Assessment

D. Plan Approval and Implementation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #195

- (Topic 3) There are 50 stakeholders in the current project. How many communication channels exist in this project?

A. 1200

B. 1225

C. 1500

D. 500

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Correct Answer: D

Question #196

- (Topic 3) Which of the following requirement attributes lacks any ambiguous characteristics?

A. Understandable

B. User Requirements Document (URD)

C. Unambiguous

D. Urgency

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Correct Answer: B

Question #197

What kind of analysis must the BA do to determine if one of the systems is better suited to bemodified and upgraded?

A. Risk Analysis

B. Stakeholder Analysis

C. Process Analysis

D. Decision Analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #198

Several commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software packages exist that would enable the businessanalyst (BA) to meet the needs of the business. For the potential deign options, the Ba included oneof the COTS packages as a solution approach What kind of solution approach is this?

A. Outsource

B. Exploit

C. Create

D. Purchase

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Correct Answer: C

Question #199

A business analyst (BA) is preparing a governance approach. The BA is trying to define the approvalprocess. Which factors should the BA consider?

A. The organizational culture and type of information being approved

B. The associated risks of foregoing or delaying an approval

C. The formality and rigor of the prioritization process

D. The solution performance measures

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Correct Answer: C

Question #200

A business analyst (BA) has defined a business analysis approach and presented the documents tothe sponsors, the senior executives, the domain experts, the project manager and the head oftechnology, to obtain agreement from all. At this juncture, the prefect manager objected to some ofthe estimates determined m the budget and refused to agree with the estimates. Which guideline ortool, if followed by the B

A. Requirements Classification Schema

B. Stakeholder Engagement Approach

C. Risk Analysis and Management

D. Business Analysis Performance Assessment

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Correct Answer: B

Question #201

Before the start of a large, cross functional change effort the team of Business analysts (BAs)assigned decided they need something to help them ensure requirements collectively support oneanother and do not conflict. What option would provide the consistency they are looking for?

A. Process modeling

B. Functional decomposition

C. plate Architecture

D. Checklist

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Correct Answer: A

Question #202

An automobile manufacturer is undertaking a project intended to modify or replace the company'scurrent timekeeping system. Negative employee reaction to change follows as word of the proposedsolution spreads throughout the company. What could a business analyst (BA) do to prevent orreduce employee discontent?

A. Record negative employee reaction as a project risk

B. Propose cultural changes for the organization

C. Report potential sources of dissent to management

D. Relay upper management support to stakeholders

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Correct Answer: A

Question #203

A business analyst (BA) assigned to a project has been asked to implement regulatory requirementsbased on priority. What type of traceability relationship can the BA use to find an the solutioncomponents that need to be implemented?

A. Satisfy

B. Dependency

C. Validate

D. Derive

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Correct Answer: A

Question #204

When determining the success criteria for an initiative a business analyst (BA) engages end users inorder to understand what they would define is an effective solution. What two types of data will theend men need to perform the evaluation?

A. Assessment and performance

B. impact and dependencies

C. Quantitative and qualitative

D. Risk and value

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Correct Answer: C

Question #205

After determining mat the enterprise culture was the driving force behind recent solution changedecisions a business analyst (BA) has decided to conduct an enterprise-wide cultural assessment.Whatinformationcanthe8Aexpecttolearnfromtheresults?

A. Whether there will be an organizational impact as a result of the change

B. That changes to the enterprise culture will better drive its actions

C. That internal dependencies limit the performance of the entire solution

D. Whether the stakeholders view the solution as something beneficial

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Correct Answer: D

Question #206

A utility company found mat its current billing system charges customers 'or tie r usage, but does soincorrectly when the system estimates reads on meters rather than performs actual reads. Companystakeholders would i*e to improve this aspect of the system but are hesitant to make changesbecause they are otherwise pleased with the system A business analyst (BA) has completed a currentstate diagram and would like to start discussions on what the future state may look like. Whatinformation can the BA determin

A. The needs for the future state solution

B. The cost/benefit measures for the new system

C. The strengths and weaknesses of the current system

D. The change management plan for implementation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #207

A business analyst (BA) conducts a process analysis on the business analysis practices that were usedon the previous major implementation. From this the BA identifies and documents that there arethree improvement areas which would make the business analysis process more efficient In whichbusiness analysis artifact does the BA document these measures of improvement for the next pieceof analysis work?

A. Skills assessment

B. Performance assessment

C. Engagement approach

D. Governance approach

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Correct Answer: B

Question #208

A business analyst (BA) finds conflicting requirements gathered from several stakeholders. Asidefrom interviews what additional activities can the BA use to safeguard against this happening?

A. Reviews and workshops

B. User stories and scope modeling

C. Brainstorming and estimation

D. Item tracking and mind mapping

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Correct Answer: A

Question #209

A company is about to embark upon a large organizational change initiative that involvesrestructuring its service offerings. A senior business analyst (BA) is assigned the work of establishingperformance measures for the business analysis work to be performed by the 6A ream. Which of thefollowing performance measures is appropriate to assess the value delivered by the work productsagainst the cost time, and resource investments expended to create them?

A. Strategy

B. Effectiveness

C. Significance

D. Knowledge

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Correct Answer: B

Question #210

A business analyst (BA) is capturing the requirements for an application which displays informationon a mobile device. The information will be extracted from a database owned by anotherdepartment within the organization. Which of the following will identify the stakeholder who canapprove access to the database?

A. Solution Scope

B. Requirements Architecture

C. Change Strategy

D. Governance Approach

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Correct Answer: D

Question #211

A business analyst (BA) has just finished verifying requirements for a new application that impactsvarious business processes for product setup, sales, and support. Which of the following methodsshould be used to validate the requirements with key stakeholders?

A. Team review

B. Brainstorming

C. Joint application design

D. Product backlog prioritization

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Correct Answer: A

Question #212

The business analyst (BA), developer, tester and subject matter expert are reviewing the current state in order to break down significant elements of the problem to solve. The BA starts to draw the following sketch (see below).

A. The process flow for entering an order is bi-directional

B. The systems interface for exchanging order details is unidirectional

C. The end-to-end test scenario is initiated by entering orders from a remote system

D. The use case for reporting order activity is an extension of the use case for entering an order

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Correct Answer: C

Question #213

A business analyst (BA) is working to identify pain points on decentralized software maintenance and license contract management process. Four major stakeholders are involved in this process. The stakeholders are unclear about who is doing what and what is expected to be done.

A. Create a RACI Matrix

B. Monitor stakeholder engagement

C. Assign stakeholders specific tasks

D. Provide adequate time for group discussions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #214

The developer asks the business analyst (BA) to clarify key concepts in the proposed design definition based on the initial draft diagram below. The next step for the BA is to:

A. Associate actors with use cases

B. Separate processes into swim lanes

C. Create foreign keys for entity relationships

D. Elaborate input and output for data transformations

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Correct Answer: D

Question #215

In the following SWOT list, the quadrant market “ST” represents the intersection of:

A. Future strengths with current threats

B. Future threats with future strengths

C. Current strengths with future threats

D. Current strengths with current threats

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Correct Answer: C

Question #216

A regulatory agency recently changed the record retention requirements for financial services providers. All financial reports must be retained in electronic format both on production reporting servers and in an off-site data repository.

A. Communication plans

B. Traceability repository

C. Solution scope

D. Performance objectives

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Correct Answer: D

Question #217

The business analyst (BA) has brought key stakeholders together in a workshop to refine everyone’s understanding of a proposed application. The BA is correct in saying:

A. Use Case 4 expresses common behavior across several use cases

B. Use Case 1 occurs before Use Case 3

C. Use Case 2 adds unique behavior across several use cases

D. Use Case 3 occurs before Use Case 4

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Correct Answer: A

Question #218

A business analyst (BA) is defining a business analysis approach that should be compatible with the other project activities. Assessing the new solution's limitations should be planned as well.

A. When the solution is designed

B. When the solution is fully implemented

C. When the elicitation activities are complete

D. When the solution is in use in some form

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Correct Answer: D

Question #219

An organization maintains a central repository for managing new products that are brought into the organization. This central repository was built over a decade ago, initially starting in a spreadsheet, then moved to various iterations of a custom solution built in house.

A. Develop the performance measures for the new solution', "B

D. Review the features of commercial off-the-shelf products

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Correct Answer: B

Question #220

Which four dimensions does the Balanced Scorecard technique use to express business value?

A. Learning and Growth, Business Process, Customer, and Financial

B. Learning and Growth, Business Process, Customer, and Strategy

C. Learning and Growth, Business Perspective, Customer, and Strategy

D. Learning and Growth, Business Perspective, Customer, and Financial

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Correct Answer: A

Question #221

A business analyst (BA) meets with a long-tenured vice president who expresses disagreement with the objectives of the project on which the BA is currently engaged. In what way does the vice president impact the BA's next step?

A. The vice president's high level of influence will cause the BA to leverage the organizational modelling technique

B. The vice president's decision making authority will cause the BA to develop a new stakeholder engagement approach

C. The vice president's negative attitude towards the project will cause the BA to leverage the risks analysis and management technique

D. The vice president's disagreement with the project's objectives will cause the BA to leverage the stakeholder list, map, or personas technique

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Correct Answer: C

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