Exam 1: Certified Business Analysis Professional

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?

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?

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?

As part of identifying an enterprise's capability to adopt a potential solution, a business analyst (BA) is reviewing existing processes and tools within the enterprise for their ability to adapt to a new solution. Which of the following assessments is the BA performing?

A business analyst (BA) plans to hold a workshop next week to elicit requirements for a project. In an informal conversation, another employee mentioned that one of the attendees is likely to be unhappy about the project's impact on their work. Which of the following techniques will the BA use to avoid disrupting the workshop?

A popular department store chain wants to make computer upgrades as well as conduct a major remodeling effort to increase revenue to all their 100 stores over the next 2 years. The remodeling will occur in two phases. The two phases are required at each store and can be completed in any order, but each phase must be fully completed before the next phase can begin. Phase 1 will take approximately 32 weeks and will not require a store to be temporarily closed. Phase 2 will take approximately 20 weeks and will require a store to be temporarily closed. In order to keep inventory level and total revenue for the department store chain at an operational level, 75% of the stores must remain open to the public at all times. Against the board of director's advice, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) made a decision to start and complete the top 25 revenue-producing stores in the first year to get those stores remodeled and fully operational. A business analyst (BA) has been brought in to help with planning the project and gathering requirements. What activity should the BA do to determine which stores will be the first to start the renovations?

A business analyst (BA) is responsible for analyzing the effectiveness of a railway ticket booking system. The BA prepared a report based on observations of the booking clerk over two days (Monday and Wednesday). According to the information gathered, the booking clerk is underutilized and spends a lot of idle time waiting for customers. What should the BA do next?

The ____, an output of the define scope process, does document the process and criteria for accepting completed products.

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

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

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?

While validating requirements for a software implementation project, the business analyst (BA) needs to identify scenarios that would alter the benefit delivered by a requirement. Which of the following techniques should the BA use to identify such scenarios?

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?

In a requirements management effort, the business analyst (BA) has reviewed all the requirements and has completed assessing the various impacts of changes to some of the requirements. The BA is planning to share the impact of the changes to all the stakeholders and obtain a consensus in resolution of some of the changes. Which technique will help the BA obtain a resolution on the impact of the requirement changes?

You are the business analyst for a large software development project. There are several issues that must be resolved by certain dates or the problem will prevent the project from advancing. What technique can you use to track problems with the requirements?

A business analyst (BA) is planning for an upcoming solution based on a signed contract with a client but has learned that one of the key subject matter experts is unavailable during the first half of the business analysis phase. The project has a tight timeline and firm deadline that is part of the contract. There are no substitutes for the key subject matter expert. How should the BA proceed?

You are the business analyst for your organization and are preparing for the conduct elicitation activity. You'll need several stakeholders' roles as you prepare for this activity in your organization. Which one of the following stakeholders may be responsible to dictate that a specific process or technique be followed during your requirements elicitation activities?

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?

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

What does the T in SWOT analysis mean?