IIBA CBAP Exam Questions & Answers 2024, Certified Business Analysis Professional

Question #1

What does the T in SWOT analysis mean?

A. Trial

B. Threats

C. Test

D. Time

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Correct Answer: B

Question #2

You are the business analyst for the NGQ Company. Management is concerned that their company is not able to meet an identified business need with their current existing structure, people, processes and technology. They've asked you to complete an analysis of their organization's ability to meet the identified business need. What business analysis process are you completing for your organization?

A. Determining the solution approach

B. Assessing the capability gaps

C. Requirements elicitation

D. Verifying the requirements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #3

You are the business analyst for your organization and are working on prioritizing the project requirements. Management has asked you to prioritize the requirements based on the cost- benefit analysis for the requirements' value to the organization. What basis for prioritization are you using in this instance?

A. Business value

B. Stakeholder agreement

C. Likelihood of success

D. Urgency

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Correct Answer: A

Question #4

What business analysis process ensures that requirements specifications and models meet the necessary standard of quality to allow them to be used effectively to guide further work?

A. Identify constraints and assumptions

B. Validate requirements

C. Verify requirements

D. Specify and model requirements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #5

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: D

Question #6

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: A

Question #7

You are the business analyst for your organization and are working with Virginia on the allocation of requirements for a new solution. You have assigned Virginia the task of breaking down the solution scope into smaller components for allocation. What technique have you asked Virginia to complete in this scenario?

A. Decision analysis

B. Business rules analysis

C. Process modeling

D. Functional decomposition

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Correct Answer: D

Question #8

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 duties

B. You will need to implement videoconferences

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #9

Which one of the following business analysis planning and monitoring techniques can be used to define and document the business analysis approach?

A. Process modeling

B. Structured walkthrough

C. Decision analysis

D. Control charts

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Correct Answer: A

Question #10

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: B

Question #11

Which stakeholder must approve the business analysis approach to ensure that the business analysis approach is compatible with the other project activities?

A. Project sponsor

B. Project manager

C. Project customer

D. Change control board

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Correct Answer: B

Question #12

You and Tom are writing the solution scope for a new project in your organization. You need to create a method to define what solution will and will not provide for the organization. What technique can you and Tom use to establish appropriate boundaries for the solution?

A. Interviews with the key stakeholders

B. User stories

C. Functional decomposition

D. Scope modeling

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Correct Answer: B

Question #13

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 quantified

C. $235,987

D. $567,000

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Correct Answer: D

Question #14

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: C

Question #15

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 located

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #16

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: B

Question #17

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: D

Question #18

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: C

Question #19

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: D

Question #20

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 stakeholders

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #21

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 requirements

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #22

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: C

Question #23

Which one of the following terms is not a business analysis planning and monitoring approach?

A. Structured walkthroughs

B. Decision analysis

C. Requirements elicitation

D. Process modeling

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Correct Answer: B

Question #24

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: C

Question #25

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 #26

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 schedule

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #27

You are the business analyst for your organization and are preparing to complete the allocate requirements process. This process assigns stakeholder and solution requirements to solution components and to releases. One of the elements of this process is solution components. All of the following are solution components except for which one?

A. Assessment of proposed solution

B. Business processes to be performed and managed

C. Business policies and business rules

D. Software applications and application components used in the solution

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Correct Answer: D

Question #28

You are the business analyst for your organization and you are completing the manage requirements traceability process. You are tracking the requirements to determine how the requirements are interrelated with one another and with the actual delivery of the project scope. There are actually three reasons why the business analyst should trace requirements. Which one of the following is not one of the three reasons why trace requirements is useful?

A. Impact analysis

B. Requirements coverage

C. Requirements allocation

D. Quality control

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Correct Answer: D

Question #29

Ned is the business analyst for the NHQ Company. He is working with Stan on completing the requirements 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: C

Question #30

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are coaching Tom about the different approaches to business analysis. Which type of business analysis approach has the most business analysis work at the beginning of the project or during the start of a project phase?

A. Change-driven approach

B. Value-driven approach

C. Plan-driven approach

D. Requirements-driven approach

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Correct Answer: A

Question #31

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

B. Budget

C. Requirements

D. Constraint

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Correct Answer: D

Question #32

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 sc ope

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 #33

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: C

Question #34

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: D

Question #35

Henry is the business analyst for the UUH Organization. Currently Henry is working on several work products as part of the requirements development process. He may need to share these work products with the stakeholders. Which of the following is not an example of a work product?

A. Requirements documentation

B. Interview questions and notes

C. Meeting agendas and minutes

D. Presentation slides

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Correct Answer: A

Question #36

You are the business analyst for your organization. On your current project you'll be using the change-driven approach for defining requirements and gathering feedback. Which of the following statements best describes the change-driven approach?

A. The change-driven approach favors defining requirements through experimentation

B. The change-driven approach does not define the requirements until after a solution for the problem has been identified

C. The change-driven approach favors defining requirements standardized templates

D. The change-driven approach favors defining requirements through team interaction

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Correct Answer: D

Question #37

When is stakeholder analysis performed?

A. As soon as the project charter is created

B. As soon as the project sponsor is named

C. As soon as a business need is identified

D. As soon as a business solution is identified

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Correct Answer: C

Question #38

You are preparing a business case for your organization to determine the justification of the costs of the solution in relation to benefits the solutions will bring the organization. You need four inputs to complete this process. Which one of the following is not an input that will help you write the business case?

A. Feasibility study

B. Stakeholder concerns

C. Assumptions and constraints

D. Business need

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Correct Answer: A

Question #39

You are the business analyst for the YGT Organization. You have just completed a capabilities gap assessment and have determined that your organization does not have the necessary resources and technology to seize a business opportunity. What is the most likely course of action for the organization?

A. Hire additional resources

B. Launch a new project

C. Hire contractors to complete the project work

D. Move onto the next opportunity

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Correct Answer: D

Question #40

What plan includes the description of the scope of work, the deliverable Work Breakdown Structure, the activity list, and estimates for the business analysis activities?

A. Project management plan

B. Implementation plan

C. Requirements management plan

D. Business analysis plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #41

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 approach

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

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 domain

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #42

Your organization completes software development for other companies as its core business. Management would like to streamline the requirements gathering processes as many of the projects your company do are similar in nature. What approach could you as a business analyst do to help streamline the requirements gathering process for your organization?

A. Implement a requirements re-use repository

B. Implement project template

C. Implement a requirements gathering form

D. Implement scope solution models

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Correct Answer: B

Question #43

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 that are to be included

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #44

You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked that in the business case you're creating that you also include the projected costs and benefits to be realized and how those and benefits will be assessed and evaluated. What term matches management's request?

A. Cost-benefits justification

B. Risk assessment

C. SWOT analysis

D. Results measurements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #45

Gary is the business analyst for his organization. He has realized that he has overlooked a key group of stakeholders during the conduct stakeholder analysis process. What is the danger in overlooking a key set of stakeholders?

A. The newly identified stakeholders will now have to pay for any requirements they want to add to the requirements

B. The newly identified stakeholders will need to spend extra time to learn about the project and how it will affect them

C. The newly identified stakeholders will be excluded from decisions that affect the deliverables that have already been created in the project

D. The newly identified stakeholders may have requirements that require additions to the project or may nullify other requirements already in the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #46

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: D

Question #47

Your organization uses the MoSCoW approach to requirements prioritization. What does MoSCoW mean?

A. Must, Should, Could, Would

B. Must, Should, Could, Won't

C. Mission, Schedule, Cost, Willingness

D. Must not, Should not, Could not, Will not

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Correct Answer: D

Question #48

What business analysis plan defines the process to be followed in managing the solution scope and requirements?

A. Requirements management plan

B. Scope management plan

C. Change management plan

D. Project management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #49

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 #50

The requirements elicitation process requires that the business analyst and team prepare for the 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: B

Question #51

Mark is the business analyst for his organization. He is working with the solution development team and he believes that the team does not want to implement a certain portion of the requirements. The team is expressing the difficulty of the requirements and how it will be extremely challenging to complete. When Mark asks about a similar project that the team completed, they insist that this is a different type of requirements though Mark believes that it is not. What is the solution development team appeari

A. Change the prioritization of the requirements based on the past project

B. Change the prioritization of the requirements based on overstated complexity of the project work

C. Get the requirements removed from the project scope

D. Have the business analyst report the difficulty of the project work to the project customer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #52

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are currently working with Susan on creating a model as part of the specify and model requirements process. Susan doesn't understand why you need a model. You explain to Susan that a model is just a simplified representation of a complex reality that is useful for understanding that reality and making decisions regarding it. In fact, you tell Susan, model can do all of the following except one option. Choose the option that model cannot do?

A. Define the resources that will be needed on the project team

B. Define boundaries for the business domain

C. Describe a situation or problem

D. Describe thought processes and action flows

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Correct Answer: D

Question #53

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 work

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #54

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: B

Question #55

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: A

Question #56

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: A

Question #57

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 ul

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #58

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: B

Question #59

You are working with Tom, a key stakeholder, in your business analysis duties. Tom is asking you 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: C

Question #60

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: D

Question #61

You are the business analyst for your organization and are working on a solution that will connect several databases to a web application. You are concerned that the databases may not be operable with the software solution a programmer is recommending. What requirements elicitation technique can help you determine the interoperability of the software, the databases, and the web application?

A. Benchmarking

B. Interviews

C. Interface analysis

D. Usage considerations

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Correct Answer: A

Question #62

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: C

Question #63

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 #64

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 assistants?

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

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

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

D. You can meet with the administrative assistants' managers

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Correct Answer: C

Question #65

Enterprise analysis provides many things for an organization. All of the following are tasks included in enterprise analysis except for which one?

A. Determine solution approach

B. Define business need

C. Assess capability gaps

D. Solution performance assessment

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Correct Answer: C

Question #66

Gina has been asked to provide decision analysis for her solution scope. Which one of the following best describes the decision analysis technique?

A. Assessed to support benefit management, measurement, and reporting

B. Used to assess potential risks that may impact the solution and the cost and benefits associated with it

C. Forecasts the size of the investment required to deploy and operate the proposed solution

D. Cost-benefit analysis compares the cost of implementing a solution against the benefits gained

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Correct Answer: B

Question #67

You are the business analyst for your organization and are working with Ralph who is also a business analyst at your company. You have moved one of the requirements higher in the prioritization of the requirements because it is needed to be implemented before some of the more important requirements are done. Ralph disagrees with your placement of the requirement because you are to rank the requirements based on their level of difficulty. Who is correct and why?

A. Ralph is correct because the requirements are always to be ranked by importance or business value

B. You are correct because the lower priority requirements must be completed before the higher priority requirements can be done

C. You are correct because you are the senior business analyst

D. Ralph is correct because the sequence of requirements is actually done with the project activity list

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Correct Answer: C

Question #68

There are four inputs to writing the business case as part of enterprise analysis. Which one of the following is not an input to writing the business case process?

A. Business need

B. Assumptions and constraints

C. Requirements verification

D. Stakeholder concerns

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Correct Answer: C

Question #69

Martha is observing Sarah complete several complex steps as part of her business analysis requirements elicitation process. In this instance Martha working alongside Sarah is actually helping Sarah complete the work so that Martha can understand all of the steps Sarah must complete. What type of requirements elicitation technique is Martha using?

A. Progressive elaboration

B. Shadowing

C. Cross training requirements elicitation

D. Active observation

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Correct Answer: D

Question #70

You are the business analyst for THY Organization and you have gathered the requirements. You have presented the requirements to the stakeholders and they have approved your requirements. You are now working with Francie on recording the dependencies and relationships for each of the requirements. Why would you want to record the dependencies and relationships for the requirements?

A. To help determine the sequence in which requirements are to be addressed

B. To help determine which requirements carry the most risk

C. To help determine the total cost for the solution to be implemented

D. To help determine the total time for the solution to be implemented

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Correct Answer: D

Question #71

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 improvement

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #72

You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked you to create a plan that will define the proposed structure and schedule for communicating the business analysis activities to the appropriate stakeholders. What plan does management want you to create?

A. Business Analysis Plan

B. Business Analysis Communications Plan

C. Communications management plan

D. Stakeholder Management Plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #73

The RGQ Organization utilizes a change log. What is a change log?

A. It is a document that records all change requests for the project

B. It is a document that tracks all unauthorized changes to the project solution

C. It is a document that tracks all characteristics and status of changes that have been received

D. It is a document that tracks the changes that have been received, including their implementation to the project solution

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Correct Answer: D

Question #74

Zoe is the business analyst for her organization. She is currently prioritizing the requirements based on the implementation difficulty of the requirements to help with the solution planning. Which of the following best describes the approach Zoe is taking with requirements prioritization?

A. The requirements are categorized by type of work, and then ranked within each category of ease of implementation to difficulty of implementation

B. The requirements are ranked most difficult to easiest to implement

C. The requirements are ranked from easiest to hardest to implement

D. The requirements are categorized by the likelihood of management approving the requirem ents

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Correct Answer: A

Question #75

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 need

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #76

You are the business analyst for your organization and you are preparing to elicit the requirements for a new business opportunity. Which one of the following statements best describes the prepare for elicitation process?

A. You need authority granted to you from the sponsor to utilize resources for the elicit requirements process

B. You need to determine which elicitation techniques are needed for the requirements gathering technique

C. You need to ensure all needed resources are organized and scheduled for conducting the elicitation activities

D. You need to receive permission from functional management to interview and elicit requirements for the stakeholders

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Correct Answer: D

Question #77

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 #78

Mary is the business analyst for your organization. She asks you what the purpose of the assess capability gaps task is. Which of the following is the best response to give Mary?

A. It identifies new capabilities required by the organization to meet the business need

B. It identifies the causal factors that are contributing to an effect the solution will solve

C. It describes the ends that the organization wants to improve

D. It identifies the skill gaps in the existing resources

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Correct Answer: C

Question #79

It's often impossible or difficult to prove that the implementation of a solution will change the current state of an organization to the desired future state. The business analyst must document the characteristics and risk of the implementation of a solution in case the belief that the solution will achieve the desired results will prove invalid. What is the belief that the solution will create the desired effect for the organization called?

A. Project

B. Risk

C. Assumption

D. Model

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Correct Answer: C

Question #80

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 solution

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

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

D. Risks are threats to the organization's success

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Correct Answer: A

Question #81

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 domain

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #82

You are the business analyst for your organization and are trying to determine the best solution for an identified problem. You have determined that you could create a software solution using inhouse resources for $65,000 and with an ongoing support of $5,600 per month. A vendor offers you a quote that they can create the software for $49,000 with an ongoing support of $6,100 per month. Which solution should you choose?

A. Create the software if you'll keep the solution less than 32 months

B. Create the software if you'll use the solution longer than 32 months

C. There is not enough information to determine which solution is financially better

D. Buy from the vendor if you'll keep the solution longer than 32 months

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Correct Answer: A

Question #83

All of the following are techniques that can be used to specify or model requirements except for which one?

A. Organization modeling

B. Data modeling

C. Work breakdown structure creation

D. State diagrams

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Correct Answer: A

Question #84

You are the business analyst for a large project in your organization. You are working with Ben to create requirements packages to present to the stakeholders, the business analyst team, and to the project manager. Ben wants to know why you're creating requirements packages. What's the primary goal of developing a requirements package?

A. To convey the cost, schedule, and risk information clearly

B. To convey information clearly and in an understandable fashion

C. To present the requirements in packages that are easy for the project team to accomplish in their project execution

D. To help the project manager create the work breakdown structure

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Correct Answer: C

Question #85

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. Work decomposition

D. Organization modeling

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Correct Answer: A

Question #86

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 domain

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #87

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 organization

C. $109,000

D. $456,000

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Correct Answer: B

Question #88

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 solution

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #89

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. Requirements

B. Decision analysis

C. Assumptions and constraints

D. Solution options

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

Holly is the business analyst for her organization. Management has asked Holly to create a document that will define solution alternatives and how each identified solution may provide an expected business benefit to meet the identified business need. Management has asked Holly to provide data and statistics in this document to support her claims and findings. What type of document is management asking Holly to create?

A. Feasibility study

B. Vision statement

C. Project scope statement

D. Current state assessment

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Correct Answer: B

Question #91

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: C

Question #92

You are the business analyst for the NHQ Project. You have identified several stakeholders that need different types of information related to the requirements. Which stakeholder would need detailed technical interface requirements?

A. Project manager

B. Regulators

C. Testers

D. Implementation subject matter experts

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Correct Answer: A

Question #93

Management comes to you and asks you to complete some specifications and models about the current state of the organization. Management wants you to complete this business analysis activity as soon as possible and report back to them with your findings. What is the primary purpose of the specify and model requirements process?

A. To analyze the processes of an organization to determine what processes can be improved, removed, or added

B. To analyze the utility function within the organization to determine how risk tolerance may allow for new opportunities

C. To analyze the roles and responsibilities of users within the organization to determine how the processes may be improved

D. To analyze the functioning of an organization and to provide an insight into opportunities for improvement

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Correct Answer: D

Question #94

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 stakeholders

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #95

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: A

Question #96

You are the business analyst for your organization and you are working with Bill on creating a model. Bill is a little confused about all the different things a model can do for the stakeholders. You explain to Bill that a model can do all of the following except for which one?

A. Define the risk and reward for the requirements

B. Categorize and create hierarchies of items

C. Define boundaries for business domains

D. Show business logic

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Correct Answer: A

Question #97

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 based on the

A. Timeboxing

B. Planning

C. Parametric estimate

D. Report project

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Correct Answer: D

Question #98

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 #99

You are the business analyst for your organization. You have identified the costs and level of effort needed for each of the solution components. Management has asked that you also assess the most effective tradeoffs between delivery options. You consider the available resources and the constraints on the solution to determine if an additional investment is justified to realize a higher value for the solution. What other consideration could you include in your assessment of the solution?

A. Historical information

B. Dependencies between requirements

C. Experience of the implementation team

D. Enterprise environmental factors

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Correct Answer: D

Question #100

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 the following 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: B

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