IIBA IIBA Certifications CCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 251:

  Which of the following describes business requirements, solution scope, and solution requirements?

  A. Matrix structure

  B. Enterprise architecture

  C. Organizational process asset

  D. Business need

  Correct Answer: D

  The business need describes business requirements, solution scope, and solution requirements.

  Answer: B is incorrect. The enterprise architecture describes the relationship among the organizational units and how the organizational units act with one another. Answer: A is incorrect. A matrix structure is not one of the three inputs to the

  business analysis process. Answer: C is incorrect. Organizational process assets describe the organizational policies, procedures, forms, and methodologies the business analyst is to follow.

• Question 252:

  A business analyst has determined that a project should be worth $2,750,000 in four years if her company decides to pursue the project. Assuming the rate of return on the investment is six percent, what is the minimum amount of funds the organization should invest in this project?

  A. $2,585,000.00

  B. $2,749,001.99

  C. $2,178,257.57

  D. $165,000

  Correct Answer: C

  To find the solution to this answer, you'll need to use the present value formula which is Present value=future value(1+i)n, where i is the interest rate and n is the power of the number of time periods. In this instance, it's $2,750,000(1.262) for

  the present value of $2,178,257.57. If the cost of the project is more than the present value, it's not a good investment for the organization. Answer: D is incorrect. This is not a valid calculation of the present value formula.

  Answer: B is incorrect. This is not a valid calculation of the present value formula. Answer:

  A is incorrect. This is not a valid calculation of the present value formula.

• Question 253:

  Which approach to business analysis activities deals with rapid delivery of the business value?

  A. Quality-driven

  B. Change-driven

  C. Plan-driven

  D. Stakeholder-driven

  Correct Answer: B

  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. Answer: 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. Answer: A is incorrect. The quality-driven approach is not a valid defined approach to business analysis activities. Answer: D is incorrect. This is not a valid defined approach for the CCBA examination.

• Question 254:

  Which of the following is used as a means of validating a created, selected, or tailored business analysis approach?

  A. Process modeling

  B. Progressive elaboration

  C. Decision analysis

  D. Structured walkthrough

  Correct Answer: D

  Structured walkthrough is used as a means of validating a created, selected, or tailored business analysis approach.

  Answer: C is incorrect. Decision analysis is used to rate available methodologies against organizational needs and objectives. Answer: A is incorrect. Process modeling is used to define and document the business analysis approach. Answer:

  B is incorrect. Progressive elaboration describes the process of providing more and more information through incremental details. It is a form of deductive reasoning to go from a very broad set of requirements to the exact details on the

  requirements.

• Question 255:

  You are a business analyst for your organization and you're working with the stakeholders to identify the primary inputs to the business analysis approach. Which one of the following is a primary input to the business analysis approach?

  A. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the problem or opportunity faced by the organization.

  B. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the penalty of not seizing the opportunity.

  C. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the time allowed for business analysis planning.

  D. The business analysis approach will be shaped by the risks faced by the organization.

  Correct Answer: A

  A primary input to the business analysis approach is to consider the problem or opportunity faced by the organization.

  Answer: C is incorrect. The time allowed for business analysis planning does have an effect on the thoroughness of the business analysis activities, but this isn't the best answer for the QUESTION. Answer: D is incorrect. While risk and

  reward are considerations, consideration of the problem or opportunity is a better choice for this QUESTION. Answer: B is incorrect. This answer doesn't consider the reward of the opportunity or acknowledge, as there may also be problems

  to be solved, not just opportunities to seize.

• Question 256:

  Sam is the project manager of the NHT Project. His project has stakeholders from the end users, server administrators, functional managers, external customers, technicians, and executive managers. In this high- profile project, which group of stakeholders is the most important?

  A. End users

  B. External customers

  C. Executive management

  D. No stakeholders are more important than other stakeholders.

  Correct Answer: B

  Customers, internal or external, are always considered to be the most important group of stakeholders in a project. Recall that a stakeholder is anyone that has a vested interest in the outcome of your project.

• Question 257:

  You are the business analyst for your organization. On your current project you'll be using the change-driven approach for defining requirements and gathering feedback. Which of the following statements best describes the change-driven approach?

  A. The change-driven approach favors defining requirements through experimentation.

  B. The change-driven approach favors defining requirements standardized templates.

  C. The change-driven approach favors defining requirements through team interaction.

  D. The change-driven approach does not define the requirements until after a solution for the problem has been identified.

  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: B is incorrect. The plan-driven approach relies on standardized templates, not the change-driven approach.

  Answer: A is incorrect. This is not a valid description of the change-driven approach. Answer: D is incorrect. Requirements may evolve through the change-driven approach, but they are still identified early in the business analysis work. The

  requirements must be identified so that the business analysts know what solution would satisfy the requirements.

• Question 258:

  As a business analyst, you should be able to identify the characteristics of each business analysis task and domain area. Which one of the following statements best describes the characteristics of the business analysis knowledge area of requirements analysis?

  A. It describes the activities and considerations for managing and expressing requirements to a broad and diverse audience.

  B. It describes the business analysis activities necessary to identify a business need, problem, or opportunity, define the nature of a solution that meets that need, and justify the investment necessary to deliver that solution.

  C. It describes the tasks and techniques used by a business analyst to analyze stated requirements in order to define the required capabilities of a potential solution that will fulfill stakeholder needs.

  D. It is the act of eliciting business, stakeholder, solution, or transition requirements.

  Correct Answer: C

  This is the only statement that correctly defines the business analysis knowledge area of requirements analysis.

  Answer: B is incorrect. This statement describes the enterprise analysis knowledge area. Answer: A is incorrect. This statement is the definition of the requirements management and communication domain.

  Answer: D is incorrect. This statement describes the process for the elicitation of requirements in an organization.

• Question 259:

  You're organizing the business analysis approach for your organization. Jane wants to know when changes to requirements are most likely to happen in business analysis processes. Which one of the following statements best describes when changes to requirements may happen?

  A. Changes to requirements usually happen at the end of the business analysis processes.

  B. Changes to requirements usually happen early in the business analysis processes.

  C. Changes to requirements may happen at any time.

  D. Changes to requirements happen after the business analysis processes.

  Correct Answer: C

  Changes to requirements may happen at any time in the business analysis processes and throughout the project. When these changes happen later in the process, it becomes more difficult to accept, communicate, and manage those

  changes. Answer: B is incorrect. Changes may happen at any time, not just at the beginning of the processes. Answer: A is incorrect. Changes don't just happen at the end of the business analysis processes.

  Answer: D is incorrect. Changes may happen at any time, not just after the business analysis processes.

• Question 260:

  Your organization is using a plan-driven approach to business analysis. What must you do with all of the communication documents created as part of this high-priority project that you are serving as the business analyst for?

  A. The communications management plan will dictate what will happen to the business analysis communications.

  B. All formal communication must be destroyed once the project is completed.

  C. All communications must be archived and will become part of the organizational process assets.

  D. All communications must be documented and passed onto the solution's project manager for analysis and to serve as supporting detail.

  Correct Answer: C

  Communications in a plan-driven approach to business analysis must use formal communication. Formal communications should be archived as part of the organizational process assets. Answer: A is incorrect. The communications management plan may dictate that the communications be archived, but this is not a requirement of the communications management plan. Answer: D is incorrect. The project manager may want to reference the communication but doesn't always need. If the communications are archived, then the project manager can access them as needed. Answer: B is incorrect. Communication documents are not destroyed; they are archived as part of the organizational process assets.