Exam 1: Certified Business Analysis Professional

In performing the task of planning for business analysis governance for a software implementation project, the business analyst (BA) recommends that prioritization of requirements be done based on the amount of work that the project team is capable of delivering in a given period of time. Which of the following techniques is the BA recommending?

A business analyst (BA) has been assigned to manage the ongoing stakeholder collaboration after completing a project. The BA needs to understand the stakeholders' level of satisfaction and wants to offer stakeholders an opportunity to help improve the working relationships based on this information. Which technique should the BA use?

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?

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?

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 team of business analysts (BAs) were assigned to review an enhancement request that would involve changes in a stockroom and the inventory of products. The changes will impact several groups of people and the amount of savings is in excess of $1 million dollars. The recommended process improvement will be presented to management for approval. What should the team do first?

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?

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

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

Which of the following is a visual decomposition of the project scope?

What part of defining the business needs process will evaluate the ends that the organization is seeking to achieve?

In a risk assessment exercise of a software implementation program, the business analyst (BA) has successfully computed the probability of occurrence (POC) and the cost of impact for each of the identified risks as follows: Which of the following will have the highest negative impact to value?

The business sponsor of a project to automate a high risk, high profile process has expressed concerns that some activities people perform will be missed. The business analyst (BA) has already created a process flow with associated user stories. Which of the following actions will address the sponsor's concerns?

All of the following are examples of transference risk response except for which one?

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

A business analyst (BA) facilitated elicitation activities with subject matter experts and end users using observation, workshops, and interviews. After comparing the results, how should the BA resolve the variations?

Which conduct stakeholder analysis technique identifies stakeholder roles that may serve as a useful starting point for identifying actors and roles?

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?

Henry is the business analyst for his organization and is completing the conduct elicitation activity. Part of this activity is to record the results of the requirements elicitation process. All of the following are acceptable elements for requirements documentation except for which one?

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."