IIBA IIBA Certifications CCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 281:

  There are four methods to generate a business need in an organization. Which approach would an organization use when there's recognized competition in the marketplace?

  A. From the bottom up

  B. From external drivers

  C. From middle management

  D. From the top down

  Correct Answer: B

  From external drivers is used when there's recognized competition in the marketplace. Answer: D is incorrect. From the top down is defined as the need to achieve a strategic goal. Answer: A is incorrect. From the bottom up is described as a problem with the current state of a process, function, or system. Answer: C is incorrect. From middle management is described as a manager needs additional information to make sound decisions or must perform additional functions to meet business objectives.

• Question 282:

  You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked you to define and document the requirements of an endeavor so that the requirements may be reused again in the organization. Why would an organization want to re-use requirements?

  A. Re-using requirements is useful if the organization wants to sell the set of requirements to its customers.

  B. Re-using requirements is useful if the current solution fails.

  C. Re-using requirements is useful when the requirements are something the organization must do on an ongoing basis.

  D. Re-using requirements doesn't mean re-using the requirements over and over, but tracing the requirements to actual deliverables.

  Correct Answer: C

  When an organization identifies a set of requirements for an ongoing set of activities, it's useful to craft the requirements so that the requirements may be used over and over. This saves time, effort, and cost. Answer: B is incorrect. This is not a valid statement about re-using requirements in an organization. Answer: A is incorrect. This is not a valid statement about re-using requirements in an organization. Answer: D is incorrect. This is not a valid statement about re-using requirements in an organization.

• Question 283:

  Some of the requirements in the solution must be completed because of laws and regulations in your industry.

  Management would like you, the business analyst, to rank the requirements according to the relevant laws. What type of requirements prioritization is management having you complete?

  A. Business value ranking

  B. Risk ranking

  C. Constraint ranking

  D. Regulatory ranking

  Correct Answer: D

  This is an example of a regulatory ranking as you're prioritizing the requirements based on the requirements that must be implemented based on the regulatory demands. Answer: B is incorrect. Risk ranking is a prioritization of requirements

  based on their associated technical risks.

  Answer: C is incorrect. This is not a valid prioritization method. Answer: A is incorrect. The business value ranking prioritizes requirements based on their cost-benefit analysis.

• Question 284:

  Bradley is working with the business analyst Marsha to prioritize requirements for their organization. Marsha insists that the requirements be ranked on the cost-benefits analysis of the relative value to the organization. What type of prioritization approach does Marsha want to use in this scenario?

  A. Likelihood of success

  B. Business value

  C. Urgency

  D. CBR Ratio

  Correct Answer: B

  Marsha wants to utilize the business value of the requirements using a cost-benefit analysis of each requirement. The requirements with the higher value are most important. Answer: A is incorrect. This is not a valid approach to be used in this scenario. Answer: D is incorrect. There is not a basis for prioritization called the CBR ratio; this is not a valid choice. Answer: C is incorrect. Urgency prioritizes requirements based on time sensitivity.

• Question 285:

  What type of analysis can a business analyst perform to understand the functions of stakeholders, the location of stakeholders, the tasks stakeholders complete, and the stakeholders' concerns about the solution?

  A. Technical assessment

  B. Stakeholder impact analysis

  C. Organizational assessment

  D. Operational analysis

  Correct Answer: B

  The stakeholder impact analysis captures the stakeholders' functions, locations, tasks, and concerns about the solution.

  Answer: C is incorrect. An organizational assessment isn't a valid element for the assessment of organizational readiness.

  Answer: D is incorrect. The operational analysis will predict if the organization will actually take advantage of the solution once it's implemented. Answer: A is incorrect. A technical assessment, like an operational assessment, reviews the

  implementation to see if the stakeholders will use the solution once it's been implemented.

• Question 286:

  You are documenting the requirements attribute for your requirements management plan. Which attribute would you use if you want to identify the person who created the requirements?

  A. Absolute reference

  B. Ownership

  C. Requirements sponsor

  D. Author of the requirements

  Correct Answer: D

  The author of the requirements is a good attribute to include in the requirements attribute. This allows follow- up Questions or clarifications, if necessary, for the project. Answer: A is incorrect. Absolute reference is needed to define specific

  requirements. A numeric coding is preferred over text and this code should not be reused. Answer: B is incorrect. The ownership attribute describes who will be the owner of the requirement or deliverable. The owner isn't necessarily the

  same person who created the requirement.

  Answer: C is incorrect. There is not an attribute called requirements sponsor, so this choice is not valid.

• Question 287:

  Which of the following are documented approaches to the business analysis work? Each correct answer represents a complete solution.

  A. Deming's Quality Circle

  B. Lean

  C. Six Sigma

  D. Waterfall approach

  Correct Answer: BCD

  The waterfall approach, lean, and Six Sigma are the valid answer for business analysis approaches.

  Answer: A is incorrect. Deming's Quality Circle describes the quality management approach of plan, do, check, and act. This isn't a business analysis approach.

• Question 288:

  All of the following are documented approaches to business analysis work except for which one?

  A. Deming's Quality Circle

  B. Six Sigma

  C. Waterfall approach

  D. Lean

  Correct Answer: A

  Deming's Quality Circle describes the quality management approach of plan, do, check, and act. This isn't a business analysis approach. Answer: C is incorrect. The waterfall approach is a valid answer for business analysis approaches.

  Answer: D is incorrect. Lean is a valid answer for business analysis approaches.

  Answer: B is incorrect. Six Sigma is a valid answer for business analysis approaches.

• Question 289:

  In order to have high quality in requirements, all of the following characteristics should exist in the requirements except for which one?

  A. Cohesive

  B. Consistent

  C. Complete

  D. Constrained

  Correct Answer: D

  Constrained is not an attribute of high quality in a requirement. The requirements should be cohesive,

  complete, consistent, correct, modifiable, unambiguous, and testable. Answer: A is incorrect. Cohesive is one of the characteristics of quality in a requirement. Answer: B is incorrect. Consistent is one of the characteristics of quality in a requirement. Answer: C is incorrect. Complete is one of the characteristics of quality in a requirement.

• Question 290:

  Barry is a project stakeholder that is excited about the deliverable your project wants to create for the organization. He's helpful, provides information, and offers support whenever your project needs it. How would you classify Barry based on this information?

  A. Positive stakeholder

  B. Cheerleader

  C. Project sponsor

  D. Project team member

  Correct Answer: A

  Barry is considered a positive stakeholder, as he is in favor of the project's success. Negative stakeholders are people that are opposed to your project.