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NEW QUESTION 235
Which elicitation activity is best described to ensure that the needed resources are organized and available for the elicitation?

• A. Managing stakeholder requirements
• B. Planning for elicitation
• C. Preparing for elicitation
• D. Confirming elicitation results

Answer: C

 

NEW QUESTION 236
Why is it important to have a requirements signoff process for approved requirements?

• A. It formalizes the agreement by the stakeholders that the requirements are complete and accurate.
• B. It confirms that the project sponsor and the project manager are in agreement with the business analyst about the accuracy and completeness of the requirements.
• C. It allows the project manager to begin the project.
• D. It holds stakeholders accountable for the cost and schedule of the requirements.

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation
Signoff formalizes the agreement and confirmation that the requirements are accurate and complete.
Answer C is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement, as signoff shows the agreement of the stakeholders that the
requirements are complete.
Answer D is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement.
Answer B is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement, as the agreement is among the stakeholders, not between
the project manager and the project sponsor.

 

NEW QUESTION 237
The business need is considered to be the most critical step in the business analysis effort. Why is the definition of the business need considered the most critical step?

• A. The definition of the business need determines future solutions, stakeholders, and approaches.
• B. The business need defines the solution for the business problem.
• C. The business need defines the problem the business analyst is finding a solution for.
• D. The business need takes the longest time and costs most of the business analysis efforts.

Answer: A

 

NEW QUESTION 238
Consider a business analyst who is completing the business analysis tasks of specifying and modeling requirements for an organization. This task can help an organization achieve all of the following objectives except for which one?

• A. Facilitating communication among stakeholders
• B. Increasing revenue and/or reducing costs within an organization
• C. Compliance with contracts and regulations
• D. Supporting training activities and knowledge management

Answer: B

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
The task of specifying and modeling requirements does not ensure that revenues will increase or that costs will be reduced. However, the task does allow for some insight into operational improvements.
C is incorrect. The task of specifying and modeling requirements does help with compliance to
contracts and regulations.
B is incorrect. The task of specifying and modeling requirements does help the stakeholders
communicate better.
A is incorrect. The task of specifying and modeling requirements can help with training and
knowledge management.

 

NEW QUESTION 239
John and Hanna are business analysts in their organization and they are completing the verification activities to check for completeness of the requirements. When should John and Hanna perform these verification activities?

• A. Iteratively throughout the requirements analysis process
• B. As often as the requirements management plan calls for
• C. Once all of the requirements have been gathered
• D. At each milestone of the requirements analysis process

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Requirements verification activities are performed iteratively throughout the requirements analysis process.
A is incorrect. Requirements verification happens in iterations, not just at milestones (assuming
there are milestones in the process).
B is incorrect. Verification activities don't happen just at the end of the requirements gathering
process, but iteratively throughout the process.
D is incorrect. This answer is tempting, but it's not the best answer.

 

NEW QUESTION 240
You are the business analyst for your organization and you and your staff are creating as many solutions as possible to an identified problem in the solution approach process. What is this activity element called?

• A. Lateral thinking
• B. Brainstorming
• C. Alternative generation
• D. Prototyping

Answer: C

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
When the business analyst and stakeholders are generating as many potential options as possible for a solution, it's called alternative generation.
B is incorrect. Brainstorming is not used as an element for the solution approach process.
D is incorrect. Lateral thinking is not an element used in the solution approach process.
C is incorrect. Prototyping creates models and mockups of a solution.

 

NEW QUESTION 241
You are the business analyst for your organization and you're creating a business analysis communications management plan. In your plan, you want to address the different locales and culture and the communication needs that may affect the business analysis approach. Which one of the following elements should not be included in the cultural analysis of the plan?

• A. Relationship to time
• B. Relationship to authority
• C. Relationship to religion
• D. Relationship to task completion

Answer: C

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Of course, the business analyst should not include the stakeholder's relation to religion. The business analyst should document the relationship to time, task completion, contracts, and authority.
D is incorrect. Relationship to time is a valid consideration for the cultural analysis of the
communications management plan.
A is incorrect. Relationship to task completion is a valid consideration for the cultural analysis of
the communications management plan.
B is incorrect. Relationship to authority is a valid consideration for the cultural analysis of the
communications management plan.

 

NEW QUESTION 242
There are three inputs for stakeholder analysis. Which input describes the existing organizational units and their interactions with one another?

• A. Business need
• B. Enterprise architecture
• C. Organizational process asset
• D. Matrix structure

Answer: B

Explanation:
Explanation
The enterprise architecture describes the relationship among the organizational units and their interactions with one another.
Answer A is incorrect. Business need describes business requirements, solution scope, and solution
requirements.
Answer C is incorrect. A matrix structure is not one of the three inputs for stakeholder analysis.
Answer D is incorrect. Organizational process assets describe the organizational policies, procedures, forms,
and methodologies the business analyst is to follow.

 

NEW QUESTION 243
As a business analyst in your organization, you must understand the difference between operative rules and structural rules. What is the difference between structural rules and operative rules?

• A. Operative rules are rules that describe the organizational process assets of the organization. Structural rules are policies that restrict the authority of each line of business.
• B. Structural rules are rules that the organization chooses to enforce as a matter of policy. Operative rules are intended to help determine when something is or is not true, or when things fall into a specific category.
• C. Operative rules are rules that define how an organization operates. Structural rules define the boundaries of the structure, business units, and departments within the organization.
• D. Operative rules are rules that the organization chooses to enforce as a matter of policy. Structural rules are intended to help determine when something is or is not true, or when things fall into a specific category.

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 244
A business analyst (BA) working with a large insurance corporation interviewed an industry thought leader who predicted that many of the regulations currently imposed by the government will change very soon. The BA communicated the observation to the leadership team of the organization because many on-going projects were triggered by those regulations. The leadership team unanimously decided to cancel the initiatives that were driven by the government regulations. What is the corporation's attitude towards risk?

• A. Risk Seeking
• B. Risk Tolerant
• C. Risk Averse
• D. Risk Neutral

Answer: C

Explanation:
Risk seeking: When a company is risk-seeking, it means that they are willing to take on more risk as long as a higher potential value will be achieved, perhaps even seeking higher risks for a higher-value return.

 

NEW QUESTION 245
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 risk in the project must be quantified.
• B. The project manager believes that her project team members can program in COBOL.
• C. All vendors must have security clearance.
• D. The software must be compatible with the current operating system.

Answer: B

Explanation:
Explanation
Of all the choices, the belief about the project team members is the best example of an assumption. An assumption is something that is believed to be true, but it has not been proven to be true.
Answer B is incorrect. This is an example of a constraint.
Answer D is incorrect. This is an example of a requirement.
Answer C is incorrect. This is an enterprise environmental factor, which could also be seen as a requirement.

 

NEW QUESTION 246
You are a business analyst in an organization that has recently embraced business analysis as part of its initiative for new projects. In this organization, there is not an organizational standard for tailoring business analysis duties and expectations. Which one of the following best describes the action that you should take to begin business analysis?

• A. Define the organizational standard first.
• B. Take charge and begin the business analysis activities, but document your approach to serve as a template for future business analysis initiatives.
• C. Work with the appropriate stakeholders to determine how the business analysis work should be completed.
• D. Create a business case for the need for organizational standards for business analysis.

Answer: C

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
The best answer is to work with the appropriate stakeholders to determine what business analysis activities should be done in the present initiative.
C is incorrect. There's not a need to define an organizational standard immediately, as this can
evolve over time based on projects and business analysis experience in the organization.
B is incorrect. A business case isn't needed.
A is incorrect. While this answer is tempting, it does not address the cooperation and involvement
of the stakeholders.

 

NEW QUESTION 247
A business analyst (BA) identifies a design option that enhances the performance of the business by automating repetitive tasks that require multiple staff touchpoints to complete a single task. Which type of improvement opportunity is identified by the BA?

• A. Reduce costs
• B. Increase efficiencies
• C. Improve access to information
• D. Identify additional capabilities

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 248
You are the business analyst for your organization and you're training Marcy, a new business analyst, on how requirements are defined. Which one of the following best describes how requirements are defined?

• A. Solutions-based approach
• B. Stakeholders' needs, wants, and expectations
• C. Change-driven approach
• D. Risk and reward solution

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 249
In order to plan business analysis activities, you will need four inputs. Which one of the following inputs is not valid for this task?

• A. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities
• B. Stakeholder tolerance for risk
• C. Business analysis approach
• D. Business analysis performance assessment

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 250
Which business analysis task in the requirements management and communication domain is best described as creating and maintaining relationships among business objectives, requirements, team deliverables, and solution components to support business analysis activities?

• A. Manage requirements traceability.
• B. Communicate requirements.
• C. Prepare the requirements package.
• D. Document requirements for review.

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
The question describes the task of managing requirements traceability.
B is incorrect. Preparing the requirements package is a task that selects and structures a set of
requirements to ensure that the requirements are effectively communicated to, understood by, and usable by a stakeholder group or groups.
A is incorrect. Communicating requirements is the process of discussing the requirements through
communication channels to ensure that the stakeholders understand the requirements.
D is incorrect. Documenting requirements for review is not a valid answer, as this is not a
business analysis task in the requirements management and communication knowledge area.

 

NEW QUESTION 251
What is problem tracking?

• A. It's the identification of missing requirements.
• B. It's the documentation of known defects in the requirements.
• C. It's the assumption that there will be defects in the requirements that must be resolved.
• D. It's the identification and management of any issues for resolution.

Answer: D

Explanation:
Explanation
Problem tracking is the identification and management of any issues for resolution.
Answer A is incorrect. This is not a valid statement about problem tracking.
Answer C is incorrect. This is not a valid statement about problem tracking.
Answer B is incorrect. This is not a valid statement about problem tracking.

 

NEW QUESTION 252
You are the business analyst for your organization and you're preparing to elicit requirements from the stakeholders. You've gathered several inputs to help with the elicitation process. Which input(s) will be used to ensure that you understand the type of information that should be elicited from the stakeholders?

• A. Roles and responsibility
• B. Stakeholder list
• C. Business need
• D. Risk assessment

Answer: C

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
The business need and the solution scope are the two inputs which help the business analyst understand what should be elicited from the stakeholders.
A is incorrect. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities help the business analyst understand
from whom the requirements should be elicited.
D is incorrect. Stakeholder list, roles, and responsibilities help the business analyst understand
from whom the requirements should be elicited.
B is incorrect. Risk assessment is a review of the risks in the project and isn't an input to elicitation
business analyst tasks.

 

NEW QUESTION 253
You are the business analyst for your organization and you're working with the project manager to complete some business analysis activities. The project manager has the authority to approve the requirements based on the short iterations of business analysis activities.
What approach of business analysis are you using in this scenario?

• A. Plan-driven
• B. Iterative
• C. Change-driven
• D. Progressive elaboration

Answer: C

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Change-driven approaches to business analysis deal with rapid delivery of the business value. The business value is delivered in short iterations in return for acceptance of a higher degree of uncertainty regarding the overall delivery of the solution. The change-driven approaches are preferred while taking an exploratory approach for incremental improvement of an existing solution.
D is incorrect. Iterative is not a valid business analysis approach.
C is incorrect. The plan-driven approach defines business analysis activities. This approach is
used to focus on minimizing up-front uncertainty and to ensure that the solution is fully defined before implementation begins in order to maximize control and minimize risk. It is preferred when requirements are effectively defined in advance of implementation.
A is incorrect. Progressive elaboration describes the project management approach of refining requirements and project scope, not the business analysis approach.

 

NEW QUESTION 254
A business analyst has been assigned the task of developing a model of the current state of an organization. The business analyst doesn't understand why a current state may be needed. All of the following are good reasons to create a current state model of an organization except for which one?

• A. Assisting stakeholders to understand the current state
• B. Assessing the positive and negative risks that may exist within the current state
• C. Analyzing the current state of the organization to look for opportunities for improvement
• D. Validating the solution scope with businesses and technical stakeholders

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 255
The task of prioritizing requirements creates just one output. What is it?

• A. Validated requirements
• B. Requirements rankings
• C. Requirements assessment
• D. Requirements (prioritized)

Answer: D

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
The task of prioritizing requirements does create just one output. the requirements (prioritized) document.
A is incorrect. This is not a valid output of the task of prioritizing requirements.
C is incorrect. This is not a valid output of the task of prioritizing requirements.
D is incorrect. This is not a valid output of the task of prioritizing requirements.

 

NEW QUESTION 256
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. Coverage matrix
• B. RACI matrix
• C. Requirements trace matrix
• D. Roles and responsibility matrix

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation
A coverage matrix is a table used to manage tracing. It is ideal for smaller projects where there are few requirements to trace. It's also ideal for when only the high-level requirements need to be traced.
Answer B is incorrect. A requirements trace matrix is a table used to track requirements' relationships. The
columns in the table provide requirements information and associated project. It is ideal for a solution with many requirements to trace throughout the solution.
Answer C is incorrect. A roles and responsibility matrix maps team members to their work in the project or
business analysis duties.
Answer D is incorrect. A RACI chart is a type of roles and responsibilities matrix that uses the legend of
responsible, accountable, consult, and inform.

 

NEW QUESTION 257
All of the following are inputs to the task assess organizational readiness except for which one?

• A. Solution Scope
• B. Enterprise architecture
• C. Stakeholder concern
• D. Risk register

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 258
An organization has selected a solution for a business need and the business analyst has elected to use the time boxing/budgeting technique for requirements prioritization. What is the time boxing/budgeting technique?

• A. It's a method to rank requirements in different boxes based on time, cost, risk, and need.
• B. It's a method to prioritize requirements based on a pre-determined budget and/or a pre-determined deadline.
• C. It's used when there are conflicting requirements that must be resolved quickly and cost efficiently.
• D. It's used to determine which requirements can be implemented fastest and for the least amount of cost.

Answer: B

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
The timeboxing/budgeting technique for requirements prioritization allows the business analyst to filter requirements down to meet the amount of funds available and the amount of schedule that may be available.
B is incorrect. This isn't a valid definition of the timeboxing/budgeting technique for requirements
prioritization.
D is incorrect. This isn't a valid definition of the timeboxing/budgeting technique for requirements
prioritization.
C is incorrect. This isn't a valid definition of the timeboxing/budgeting technique for requirements
prioritization.

 

NEW QUESTION 259
Which one of the following is not an event-based elicitation technique?

• A. Workshop
• B. Interview
• C. Interface analysis
• D. Focus group

Answer: C

 

NEW QUESTION 260
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