IIBA IIBA Certifications CCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 201:

  What type of a business analysis approach focuses on the rapid delivery of business value in short iterations?

  A. Risk-driven

  B. Profit-driven

  C. Change-driven

  D. Risk-laden

  Correct Answer: C

  The change-driven approach looks to create business value in short iterations. The downside of this approach, however, is that there is more risk and uncertainty in the overall direction. The change-driven approach relies on team interaction

  to define requirements and gather feedback on the solution.

  Answer: D is incorrect. This is not a valid term to describe the change-driven business analysis approach. Answer: A is incorrect. This is not a valid term to describe the change- driven business analysis approach. Answer: B is incorrect. This

  is not a valid term to describe the change-driven business analysis approach.

• Question 202:

  Which task in the requirements analysis knowledge area is best described as ensuring that the requirements specifications and models meet the necessary standard of quality to allow them to be used effectively to guide further work?

  A. Defining assumptions and constraints

  B. Organizing requirements

  C. Specifying and modeling requirements

  D. Requirements verification

  Correct Answer: D

  Requirements verification is the correct answer. This task verifies that requirements specifications and models are accurate so that the endeavor may continue to achieve the best solution for the organization. Answer: A is incorrect. The task of defining assumptions and constraints identifies factors other than requirements that may affect which solutions are viable. Answer: C is incorrect. The task to specify and model requirements is used to analyze expressed stakeholder desires and/or the current state of the organization using a combination of textual statements, matrices, diagrams, and formal models. Answer: B is incorrect. The purpose of organizing requirements is to create a set of views of the requirements for the new business solution that are comprehensive, complete, consistent, and understood from all stakeholder perspectives.

• Question 203:

  Which of the following is the best definition of the business rules analysis?

  A. To define the historical information that is available for the business analyst to rely on for his research.

  B. To define the rules that govern decisions in and organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational policies.

  C. To define the people that govern decisions in and organization and that define, constrain, or enable organizational policies.

  D. To define the job functions, roles and responsibilities, and the designation of power among the project stakeholders.

  Correct Answer: B

  The process of the business rules analysis is the documentation and understanding of the enterprise environmental factors that enable the organization to operate while also creating boundaries for the people and processes within the organization. Answer: A is incorrect. This is a description of the organizational process assets. Answer: D is incorrect. This is an identification of the stakeholders and their positions and characteristics for the business analysis duties. Answer: C is incorrect. The identification of the people that create the enterprise environmental factors are not relevant for this business analysis process.

• Question 204:

  You are a business analyst for your organization. Your current business analysis endeavor includes working with stakeholders who are located in offices around the world. Because these stakeholders are dispersed, what are likely to increase in this endeavor as opposed to a collocated group of stakeholders?

  A. Face-to-face meetings

  B. Communication needs

  C. Risks

  D. Costs

  Correct Answer: B

  Of all these possible choices, the best answer is that communication needs will increase. Because complex projects often involve non-collocated stakeholders, it may be necessary to travel more often, have more teleconferences or video conferences, or take other measures to provide accurate and consistent communications across offices, countries, and time zones. Answer: A is incorrect. Face-to-face meetings are often the best type of communication, but this isn't the best choice presented. Answer: C is incorrect. Risks do not necessarily increase because the stakeholders are not collocated. Answer: D is incorrect. Costs do not necessarily increase in the business analysis approach because of dispersed stakeholders.

• Question 205:

  You have 83 project stakeholders from all across your organization. Some of the stakeholders, such as functional management, require weekly communication from you, while other stakeholders, such as the end users, only need quarterly progress updates. Where can you record these communication requirements based on your stakeholder analysis?

  A. Project schedule

  B. Project scope management plan

  C. Project reporting structure

  D. Project communications management plan

  Correct Answer: D

  The project communications management plan is a document to define who needs what information, when the information is needed, and the modality the information is expected. Stakeholder communication preferences are also recorded here.

• Question 206:

  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?

  A. Parametric estimate

  B. Planning

  C. Report project

  D. Timeboxing

  Correct Answer: D

  Timeboxing describes the amount of work that the project team is capable of completing in a set period of time. Answer: B is incorrect. Planning is a generic project management process that plans for the project work.

• Question 207:

  Which of the following is the prime purpose of the Manage Stakeholders Expectations process?

  A. Identify stakeholders

  B. Close project

  C. Resolve issues

  D. Updating risk registers

  Correct Answer: C

  The prime purpose of the Manage Stakeholders Expectations process is to resolve issues. These issues may be from different areas of the project. An issue log or action item log can be used to document and monitor the resolution of issues. It can be used to facilitate communication and ensure a common understanding of issues. Issues are resolved to maintain good, constructive working relationships among various stakeholders, including team members. Answer: B is incorrect. Although, the Manage Stakeholders Expectations process helps in closing the project, it is not the prime purpose of this process. Answer: A is incorrect. Stakeholders identification is done in the separate process named Identify Stakeholders. Answer: D is incorrect. Risk register is a document that contains the results of the qualitative risk analysis, quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning. Description, category, cause, probability of occurring, impact on objectives, proposed responses, owner, and the current status of all identified risks are put in the risk register. Updating risk registers is done throughout the project duration. It is not the prime purpose of the Manage Stakeholders Expectations process.

• Question 208:

  A business analyst has determined that there are five possible solutions to a business need. If the business analyst completes the solution assessment on multiple solutions, what is the goal of the assessment?

  A. The business analyst should determine which solution has the greatest business value.

  B. The business analyst should determine the opportunity cost of each assessment.

  C. The business analyst should only have one solution, not five.

  D. The business analyst should determine which solution is quickest to implement.

  Correct Answer: A

  The purpose of assessing proposed solutions is to determine how closely they meet stakeholder and solution requirements. The business analyst, while assessing a single solution, determines whether the solution delivers enough business

  value to justify its implementation.

  However, the business analyst has the additional goal of attempting to determine which solution delivers the greatest business value while assessing multiple alternative solutions. Answer: C is incorrect. The business analyst can have

  multiple solutions for a business need. Answer: B is incorrect. The opportunity cost is not applicable to this scenario. Answer: D is incorrect. The fastest implementation may not necessarily be the best solution for an organization.

• Question 209:

  Brian is the business analyst for his organization and he's hosting a brainstorming session. He is facilitating the session with eight stakeholders. Why is it important for Brian to not set a goal for the number of ideas the group should generate in the session?

  A. A goal for the number of ideas to be generated should be created.

  B. A goal for the number of ideas puts too much pressure on the group.

  C. A goal for the number of ideas may be too large to reach.

  D. A goal for the number of ideas actually limits the ideas that can be generated.

  Correct Answer: D

  When a business analyst sets a goal for the number of ideas to be generated during a brainstorming session, it actually limits the number of ideas that the group can generate. For example, if Brian sets the goal of 25 ideas, then once the group reaches 25, the session ends instead of urging more ideas into the session. Answer: C is incorrect. While it's possible that the goal may be too large to be feasible for the session, this isn't the best choice presented. Answer: B is incorrect. A goal may put pressure on the group, but the best answer is that the goal for the number of ideas may actually limit the number of ideas created. Answer: A is incorrect. This isn't a valid statement as Brian should not create a goal.

• Question 210:

  In order to assess the capability gaps of an organization, you'll need all of the following inputs except for which

  one?

  A. Solution performance assessment

  B. Enterprise architecture

  C. Solution scope

  D. Business need

  Correct Answer: C

  The solution scope is not an input of this process. The solution scope actually uses the output of the assess capability gaps process as one of its inputs. Answer: D is incorrect. The business need does serve as one of the three inputs of the

  assess capability gaps process.

  Answer: B is incorrect. The enterprise architecture does serve as one of the three inputs of the assess capability gaps process. Answer: A is incorrect. Solution performance assessment does serve as one of the three inputs of the assess

  capability gaps process.