Question 1

When does the lessons learned document is updated?

Accepted Answer

A)  At planning phase. 
B)  At execution phase. 
C)  At closing phase. 
D)  Throughout the project lifecycle. 
A)  At planning phase. 
B)  At execution phase. 
C)  At closing phase. 
D)  Throughout the project lifecycle.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Progressive elaboration 
B)  Shadowing 
C)  Cross training requirements elicitation 
D)  Active observation 
A)  Progressive elaboration 
B)  Shadowing 
C)  Cross training requirements elicitation 
D)  Active observation

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 4

Which of the following diagrams is used to display sensitivity analysis data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decision tree 
B)  Ishikawa 
C)  Influence 
D)  Tornado 
A)  Decision tree 
B)  Ishikawa 
C)  Influence 
D)  Tornado

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost budgeting 
B)  Expert judgment 
C)  Rough order of magnitude cost estimating 
D)  Scoping the project costs 
A)  Cost budgeting 
B)  Expert judgment 
C)  Rough order of magnitude cost estimating 
D)  Scoping the project costs

Question 6

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 amount of workstations the project team can install per hour. What does the 25 workstations per hour represent in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timeboxing 
B)  Planning 
C)  Parametric estimate 
D)  Report project 
A)  Timeboxing 
B)  Planning 
C)  Parametric estimate 
D)  Report project

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus groups 
B)  Business rules analysis 
C)  Brainstorming 
D)  Root cause analysis 
A)  Focus groups 
B)  Business rules analysis 
C)  Brainstorming 
D)  Root cause analysis

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Application of new ideas to resolve existing problems 
B)  Generation of a pre-determined number of new ideas for a business solution 
C)  Willingness of stakeholders to accept new approaches 
D)  The successful generation and productive consideration of new ideas 
A)  Application of new ideas to resolve existing problems 
B)  Generation of a pre-determined number of new ideas for a business solution 
C)  Willingness of stakeholders to accept new approaches 
D)  The successful generation and productive consideration of new ideas

Question 9

A business analyst (BA) elicits requirements for the sales order processing of multiple product lines. Elicitation reveals that the business processes for the sales orders of most products follow similar activity patterns that have been established over a number of years. Some of the new proposed seasonal products, however, will necessitate major variations in the process flow of some departments. The seasonal products are likely to be different every year. The business needs to carefully adapt its business practices so that the significant but seasonal variations in some of the business processes for the new products are handled adequately without disrupting the processes for the other established products. Which of the following approaches must the BA take to manage the requirements for sales order processing in the long term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reference specific departments in the requirements for the seasonal products 
B)  Reference specific departments in the requirements for the established products 
C)  Use a high level of abstraction for the seasonal products to make them less subject to revision during a change 
D)  Use a high level of abstraction for the established products to make them less subject to revision during a change 
A)  Reference specific departments in the requirements for the seasonal products 
B)  Reference specific departments in the requirements for the established products 
C)  Use a high level of abstraction for the seasonal products to make them less subject to revision during a change 
D)  Use a high level of abstraction for the established products to make them less subject to revision during a change

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Business rules analysis 
B)  Functional decomposition 
C)  Focus groups 
D)  Benchmarking 
A)  Business rules analysis 
B)  Functional decomposition 
C)  Focus groups 
D)  Benchmarking

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Benchmarking 
B)  Risk Identification 
C)  Risk analysis 
D)  Cost-benefit analysis 
A)  Benchmarking 
B)  Risk Identification 
C)  Risk analysis 
D)  Cost-benefit analysis

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Define transition requirements 
B)  Assess proposed solution 
C)  Assess organizational readiness 
D)  Allocate requirements 
A)  Define transition requirements 
B)  Assess proposed solution 
C)  Assess organizational readiness 
D)  Allocate requirements

Question 13

A health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ability to integrate online maps and global positioning system (GPS) technology with the mobile application in real time to display location of service providers in the subscriber's vicinity that participate in the subscriber's plan network. II. Ability for the subscriber to lookup the service providers by specifying either a postal code or a search area radius in miles. III. Ability for the subscriber to initiate the download of fee information for one or more service providers in a single request. Through requirements workshops the business analyst elicits the following detailed business requirements: 1. The company's mobile application platform must support real time integration with the following third party systems: A ) GPS System B ) Postal Code Validation 2. The service providers available for selection must participate in the subscriber's medical plan network as of the current system date. 3. The map display shall highlight the boundary of the search area with a dotted yellow line. 4. The extent and shape of the search area shall be determined based on one of the following user choices: A ) Postal code - Subscriber location acquired from GPS shall be used to determine and populate the related postal code as the default postal code with options for the user to change the postal code. B ) Radius for the search area around the subscriber's location, that will have default value of 5 miles. The radius can be changed by the subscriber with a maximum range of 50 miles. 5. Subscriber shall be able to select one of the options above and supply corresponding input. 6. System shall validate the user input and display appropriate error messages if invalid. 7. Based on the inputs and the plan of the subscriber, the system shall retrieve information for the participating service providers that are located within the designated search area. 8. System shall display a map including visual markers to indicate locations of the service providers in the top half of the device screen and a list of the same service providers in the bottom half of the device screen. 9. The list of service providers shall include the Name, Phone Number and Street Address. 10. If the subscriber specified the radius or retained the default postal code for the search area, the list shall additionally include the approximate driving distance in miles from the subscriber's last registered location and the list shall be sorted in the ascending order of the driving distance. 11. The subscriber shall be able to select a service provider either from the list or from the map and download a document that contains the name, contact telephone, email address, fax number and the fee schedule for the covered services applicable to the subscriber's plan. What is the appropriate model type to assist the stakeholders in testing the performance and visual aspects of requirements 3 through 11? 
B)  Functional Prototype 
C)  Concept Model 
D)  Process Model 
E)  Usability Prototype 
A)  Ability to integrate online maps and global positioning system (GPS) technology with the mobile application in real time to display location of service providers in the subscriber's vicinity that participate in the subscriber's plan network. II. Ability for the subscriber to lookup the service providers by specifying either a postal code or a search area radius in miles. III. Ability for the subscriber to initiate the download of fee information for one or more service providers in a single request. Through requirements workshops the business analyst elicits the following detailed business requirements: 1. The company's mobile application platform must support real time integration with the following third party systems: A ) GPS System B ) Postal Code Validation 2. The service providers available for selection must participate in the subscriber's medical plan network as of the current system date. 3. The map display shall highlight the boundary of the search area with a dotted yellow line. 4. The extent and shape of the search area shall be determined based on one of the following user choices: A ) Postal code - Subscriber location acquired from GPS shall be used to determine and populate the related postal code as the default postal code with options for the user to change the postal code. B ) Radius for the search area around the subscriber's location, that will have default value of 5 miles. The radius can be changed by the subscriber with a maximum range of 50 miles. 5. Subscriber shall be able to select one of the options above and supply corresponding input. 6. System shall validate the user input and display appropriate error messages if invalid. 7. Based on the inputs and the plan of the subscriber, the system shall retrieve information for the participating service providers that are located within the designated search area. 8. System shall display a map including visual markers to indicate locations of the service providers in the top half of the device screen and a list of the same service providers in the bottom half of the device screen. 9. The list of service providers shall include the Name, Phone Number and Street Address. 10. If the subscriber specified the radius or retained the default postal code for the search area, the list shall additionally include the approximate driving distance in miles from the subscriber's last registered location and the list shall be sorted in the ascending order of the driving distance. 11. The subscriber shall be able to select a service provider either from the list or from the map and download a document that contains the name, contact telephone, email address, fax number and the fee schedule for the covered services applicable to the subscriber's plan. What is the appropriate model type to assist the stakeholders in testing the performance and visual aspects of requirements 3 through 11? 
B)  Functional Prototype 
C)  Concept Model 
D)  Process Model 
E)  Usability Prototype

Question 14

A new project has to implement a cyber security release in China, Italy, Germany, the United States, and Canada. The project is a $5 million initiative and must 'go live' in production in all countries on the same day and time to be effective. Which of the approaches mentioned is suitable for this project based on the size and complexity?

Accepted Answer

A)  An agile and iterative approach 
B)  A waterfall and dynamic approach 
C)  A kanban and predictive approach 
D)  A proven and tailored analysis approach 
A)  An agile and iterative approach 
B)  A waterfall and dynamic approach 
C)  A kanban and predictive approach 
D)  A proven and tailored analysis approach

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Mock-up prototype 
B)  Vertical prototype 
C)  Storyboard prototype 
D)  Horizontal prototype 
A)  Mock-up prototype 
B)  Vertical prototype 
C)  Storyboard prototype 
D)  Horizontal prototype

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk register 
B)  Work performance information 
C)  Performance report 
D)  Project management plan 
A)  Risk register 
B)  Work performance information 
C)  Performance report 
D)  Project management plan

Question 17

Several risks were identified for an upcoming change initiative. One risk is related to a slippage concern because of loose gravel at the local site of the change initiative. The business analyst (BA) has recommended that all on-site stakeholders must wear durable, slip-resistant boots while the change initiative is being executed. This is an example of which type of risk treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transfer 
B)  Mitigate 
C)  Accept 
D)  Avoid 
A)  Transfer 
B)  Mitigate 
C)  Accept 
D)  Avoid

Question 18

Your 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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus groups 
B)  Business rules analysis 
C)  Brainstorming 
D)  Root cause analysis 
A)  Focus groups 
B)  Business rules analysis 
C)  Brainstorming 
D)  Root cause analysis

Question 19

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?

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 20

A business analyst (BA) is in the process of allocating requirements to various releases of a solution. On what should the BA base requirements to maximize the value of the solution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Priority set by stakeholders 
B)  Available resources 
C)  Timing of the release and its impact on business 
D)  Components in scope for that release 
A)  Priority set by stakeholders 
B)  Available resources 
C)  Timing of the release and its impact on business 
D)  Components in scope for that release

When does the lessons learned document is updated?

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?

Which of the following diagrams is used to display sensitivity analysis data?

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

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

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 health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:

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 business analyst (BA) is in the process of allocating requirements to various releases of a solution. On what should the BA base requirements to maximize the value of the solution?

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When does the lessons learned document is updated?

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?

Which of the following diagrams is used to display sensitivity analysis data?

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

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

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 health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:

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 business analyst (BA) is in the process of allocating requirements to various releases of a solution. On what should the BA base requirements to maximize the value of the solution?

Certification of Competency in Business Analysis

Entry Certificate in Business Analysis

Agile Analyst

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