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Question #1

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: C

Question #2

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 #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: B

Question #4

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: B

Question #5

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: A

Question #6

Which of the following is the process of defining and analyzing the dangers to individuals, businesses, and government agencies posed by potential natural and human-caused adverse events?

A. Risk analysis

B. Risk identification

C. Risk management

D. Risk communication

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Correct Answer: A

Question #7

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: B

Question #8

Which of the following defines how the project will be estimated, budgeted, and how changes to cost will be managed?

A. Cost management plan

B. Cost variance reports

C. Control chart

D. Coercive power

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Correct Answer: A

Question #9

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 #10

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: A

Question #11

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: C

Question #12

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: C

Question #13

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 #14

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: D

Question #15

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: C

Question #16

Which of the following directs the improvement efforts to those areas that will have the biggest impact?

A. Flowchart

B. Gantt chart

C. Pareto diagram

D. User Documentation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #17

Which of the following involves defining the various threats, determining the extent of vulnerabilities, and devising countermeasures against a possible attack?

A. Qualitative risk analysis

B. Risk analysis

C. Risk assessment

D. Quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #18

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: C

Question #19

Which of the following charts is described in the statement below? "It shows the causes of a certain event. A common use of this diagram is to identify potential factors causing an overall effect. It helps identify causal factors and contributing causes."

A. Ishikawa

B. Flowchart

C. Process configuration chart

D. Control chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #20

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: C

Question #21

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: A

Question #22

Which of the following documents is described in the statement below? "It is a type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services."

A. Request for quote

B. Request for information

C. Request for bid

D. Request for proposal

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Correct Answer: D

Question #23

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: B

Question #24

Which of the following is a flowchart that shows all the processes and the interfaces that interact with the project processes?

A. Process configuration

B. Pareto chart

C. Control chart

D. Quality baseline

E. RACI chart

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Correct Answer: A

Question #25

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 #26

Which of the following is a quality control chart to track trends in project execution?

A. Control chart

B. RACI chart

C. PERT chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: B

Question #27

Which of the following techniques involves determining and documenting the variance between business requirements and current capabilities?

A. Risk analysis

B. Schedule analysis

C. GAP analysis

D. Cost benefit analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #28

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: C

Question #29

Which of the following is NOT a component of flowchart?

A. Forks

B. Attributes

C. Activities

D. Joins

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Correct Answer: C

Question #30

Which of the following meeting brings all of the potential vendors together to discuss the statement of work and the request for proposal?

A. Contract bidding meeting

B. Status meeting

C. Qualified vendors meeting

D. Bidders conference

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Correct Answer: A

Question #31

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: A

Question #32

Which of the following is an estimate based on past projects to predict the current cost and/or duration of the current project?

A. Current estimate

B. Past project cost

C. Past estimate

D. Top-down estimate

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Correct Answer: A

Question #33

Which of the following is a process of adding labor to a project to reduce the project duration?

A. Forming

B. Storming

C. Rolling wave planning

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #34

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: C

Question #35

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 #36

Which of the following reports is generated whenever the project is slipping off the project schedule and includes an explanation of the problem?

A. Status report

B. Schedule variance report

C. Delay report

D. Cost variance report

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Correct Answer: D

Question #37

Which of the following is a procurement document?

A. Project Work Breakdown Structure

B. Project charter

C. Vision document

D. Invitation for bid

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Correct Answer: A

Question #38

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 #39

____ is the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements.

A. Quality

B. Regulation

C. Project phase

D. Scope

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Correct Answer: A

Question #40

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: C

Question #41

What is the term used to describe the cost of the solution after the solution has been implemented in production by a vendor?

A. Total ownership costing

B. Lifecycle maintenance fees

C. Sustainability fees

D. Total cost of ownership

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Correct Answer: C

Question #42

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 #43

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 approval can 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 #44

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 requirement

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #45

Nancy has asked you to trace a particular requirement for her. What does 'to trace a requirement' mean?

A. Tracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related

B. Tracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related

C. Tracing a requirement means to look at a requirement and the others to which it is related

D. Tracing a requirement means to track a requirements from its first identification all the way to its completion to see what issues, risks, costs, quality, and defects have surrounded the requirement

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Correct Answer: D

Question #46

When do change requests generally increase in a project?

A. During the project's launch

B. Towards the beginning of the project

C. During the project scope management processes

D. Towards the end of the project

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Correct Answer: D

Question #47

Ben is the business analyst for his organization. Ben is currently working on a solution to improve a laser printer. He has taken the laser printer apart, identified each component, and documented each component's purpose. What type of requirements organization is Ben doing in this scenario?

A. Process modeling

B. Data modeling

C. Functional decomposition

D. Scope modeling

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Correct Answer: D

Question #48

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 system

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

D. Fred will use standardized templates

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Correct Answer: D

Question #49

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: B

Question #50

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: D

Question #51

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: C

Question #52

You are the business analyst for your organization and are working with Jennifer to conduct stakeholder analysis. You would like to create a RACI chart to help with the roles of the people involved in the stakeholder analysis process. Jennifer is not familiar with this chart and asks what does RACI mean. Which one of the following best describes the RACI chart in the conduct stakeholder analysis process?

A. It's a matrix that uses the Responsible, Accountable, Consult, and Inform tasks as part of the stakeholder analysis process

B. It's a role and responsibility chart that identifies when stakeholders are needed in the business analyst duties

C. It's a matrix that uses Role, Action, Consult, and Inform as part of the conduct stakeholder analysis process

D. It's a rule that the business analyst can use to identify all of the needed stakeholders: roles, actions, communications, and interest

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Correct Answer: A

Question #53

You are the business analyst for your organization. Management wants you to prioritize the identified requirements by the requirements that have the highest likelihood of success. Why would management want you to prioritize the requirements with this factor even though some of the requirements may be difficult to implement?

A. They want a fast return on investment

B. They want to show early success in the implementation to the project stakeholders

C. They don't understand the requirements

D. They want to avoid penalties or fines due to a pending law

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Correct Answer: C

Question #54

You are creating the solution scope for an identified problem in your organization. You are working with several stakeholders during this process including the domain subject matter expert, the implementation subject matter expert, the project manager, and the sponsor. Which of these stakeholders will be responsible for writing the project scope?

A. Domain subject matter expert

B. Business analyst

C. Project manager

D. Sponsor

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Correct Answer: D

Question #55

You have identified a task in your task list that cannot be completed until the inspector for the project signs off on the initial deliverables. The inspector's signoff on the initial deliverables is called what?

A. Assumption

B. Dependency

C. Milestone

D. Constraint

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Correct Answer: B

Question #56

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: A

Question #57

You need to identify assumptions as part of the assessment of capability gaps. Which of the following is an example of an assumption?

A. The project manager believes that her project team members can program in COBOL

B. All vendors must have security clearance

C. The software must be compatible with the current operating system

D. The risk in the project must be quantified

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Correct Answer: C

Question #58

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 need

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #59

When can changes to requirements occur in a business analysis planning and monitoring assignment?

A. Change to requirements can occur any time before the project scope statement is created

B. Changes to requirements can occur at any time

C. Changes to requirements can occur any time after the project's change control system has been enacted

D. Change to requirements can occur at any time before the key stakeholders approve the identified requirements

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Correct Answer: D

Question #60

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: C

Question #61

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 #62

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 solution

B. Models simplify the requirements for common stakeholders

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

D. Models abstract and simplify reality

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Correct Answer: A

Question #63

What plan will describe the stakeholder groups, communication needs, and the level of formality that is appropriate for the requirements?

A. Requirements management plan

B. Project management plan

C. Scope management plan

D. Business analysis communication plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #64

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: A

Question #65

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?

A. Scoring system

B. Acceptance and evaluation criteria

C. Vendor assessment

D. Voting system

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

When an organization is using a change-driven approach to business analysis, how are communications managed?

A. Communications in a change-driven approach to business analysis focus more on the frequency of communication

B. Communications in a change-driven approach typically use face-to-face channels

C. Communications in a change-driven approach focus more on formal communications

D. Communications in a change-driven approach are all ad hoc

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Correct Answer: B

Question #67

You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked that you create a method to store the project requirements including those under development, under review, and the requirements which have been approved. What is management asking you to create?

A. A change management system

B. A repository

C. A project scope statement

D. A requirements register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #68

You are the business analyst for your organization and working with Tim to identify the assumptions within the business solution. Which one of the following is an assumption?

A. The vendor believes the hardware should arrive by December 1

B. The software must be compatible with Windows Vista

C. The software must cost less than $99 per license

D. The hardware must costs less than $450 per unit

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Correct Answer: B

Question #69

You are working with Terry on the conduct stakeholder analysis task as part of the business analysis duties in your company. Terry wants to know why it's so important to identify stakeholders so early in the business analysis duties. Which one of the following statements best addresses the need to identify the stakeholders early on in the business analysis duties?

A. It's important to identify the stakeholders so the business analyst knows who to report to

B. It's important to identify the stakeholders so the business analyst knows who to bill for the project

C. It's important to identify the stakeholder so the business analyst can help ensure the timely delivery of the requirements deliverables

D. It's important to identify the stakeholders so the stakeholders know who the business analyst is

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Correct Answer: D

Question #70

The business analysis approach generally defines all of the following attributes except for which one?

A. Requirements for solutions acceptance

B. Deliverables

C. Team roles

D. Analysis technique

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Correct Answer: A

Question #71

Gary is the business analyst for his organization and he is preparing a presentation about the requirements for a large software development project. Before Gary makes the presentation what should he do as part of his preparation for the presentation?

A. Determine an appropriate format for the presentation

B. Confirm that he has the authority to host the presentation

C. Confirm that the stakeholders have signed off on the requirements

D. Hire a scribe to keep the minutes of the meeting

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Correct Answer: B

Question #72

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 #73

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: D

Question #74

Jane is the business analyst for her organization and she is completing passive observation to identify improvement opportunities in the workflow. She notices that some of the employees perform certain customer-facing activities in a different format than the other workers. Is this a problem that can be addressed as part of an improvement opportunity?

A. It can be a problem as customers could become confused or frustrated because of the different approaches to the work

B. It is not a problem unless there is a drop in sales so it should be left alone

C. It can be a problem as the enterprise environmental factors always call for consistency in all processes

D. It is not a problem unless the customer complains

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Correct Answer: B

Question #75

You are the business analyst for your organization. A customer has approached your organization and is requesting that your company create new software for them that will help them collect customer information. In regard to enterprise analysis this business needs stems from which one of the following need generation approaches?

A. Bottom-up

B. External drivers

C. Middle management

D. Top-down

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Correct Answer: D

Question #76

You are creating the solution scope for a proposed solution in your organization. You need to understand the scope of work that needs to be completed. You elect to identify the solution scope and then break the solution scope into smaller work products or deliverables. What technique are you using in this instance?

A. Interface analysis

B. Scope modeling

C. Vision statement creation

D. Functional decomposition

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Correct Answer: D

Question #77

You are the business analyst for a solution that has 435 stakeholders. How many communication channels exist in this project?

A. 188,790

B. 189,225

C. 94,395

D. 435

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Correct Answer: C

Question #78

You are the business analyst for your organization and you are completing the verify requirements process. There are eight characteristics each requirements should have: cohesive, complete, consistent, correct, and feasible. Which one of the following four is not a characteristic of a requirement?

A. Functional

B. Modifiable

C. Unambiguous

D. Testable

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Correct Answer: A

Question #79

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are preparing the business needs documentation for a new solution to an identified problem. Parts of your input for this process are the business goals and objectives set by your organization. What approach can you use to assess the business goal and their validity and longevity?

A. Functional decomposition

B. POLDAT

C. SMART

D. Root cause analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #80

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: B

Question #81

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 #82

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. 4225

D. 65

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Correct Answer: C

Question #83

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: A

Question #84

You are the business analyst for your organization and management has asked that you identify opportunities to improve the operations of the business. You notice that some of the stakeholders use several pieces of software and several duplicate activities within each software package to generate data reports for customers. What type of recommendation can you make in regard to this observation?

A. You can address the automation of how the workers perform

B. You will need to perform active observation first to understand the processes in more detail

C. You can address the non-functional requirements of the activities

D. You will need to perform passive observation first to understand the processes in more detail

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Correct Answer: A

Question #85

You are the business analyst for your organization and are beginning the requirements analysis processes. Which one of the following statements best describes the requirements analysis processes?

A. It ensures that analysis and implementation efforts focus on the most critical requirements

B. It covers the definition of stakeholder requirements, which describe what a solution must be capable of doing

C. It defines all of the work, and only the required work, to complete the project objectives

D. It is conformity to requirements and a fitness for use

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Correct Answer: B

Question #86

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: D

Question #87

You are the business analyst for your organization and you are preparing the business case for a proposed solution. You need to include the management horizon in your business case. What is the management horizon?

A. It is the expected deliverables that will be beneficial for the organization

B. It is the point in time when the solution will be completed

C. It is the duration of each phase of the project until the solution earns a profit

D. It is the point in time for the solution to break even on cost and begin earning a profit

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Correct Answer: A

Question #88

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: B

Question #89

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 ideas

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #90

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 #91

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: B

Question #92

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: C

Question #93

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 #94

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 #95

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: A

Question #96

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: C

Question #97

You are completing the requirements for vendor selection and need to create a procurement form that will ask the vendor to provide only a price for commercial-off-the-shelf solution. What type of procurement form will you need to provide to the vendor?

A. Request for proposal

B. Purchase order

C. Request for information

D. Request for quote

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Correct Answer: D

Question #98

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: B

Question #99

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: C

Question #100

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: C

Question #101

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: A

Question #102

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: C

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