IIBA IIBA Certifications CCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 311:

  You are the business analyst for your organization and you're notifying the key stakeholders of a need to gather requirements for an endeavor. One of the stakeholders that you'll need to attend your requirements workshop is the project manager. What role will the project manager have in this workshop?

  A. The project manager will facilitate the requirements workshop.

  B. The project manager will ensure that the needed resources are available.

  C. None, the project manager should not be involved until all of the requirements have been identified.

  D. The project manager will help elicit requirements from the stakeholders.

  Correct Answer: B

  The role of the project manager in elicitation tasks is to ensure that the needed resources are available. Answer: C is incorrect. The project manager will likely be involved in the requirements workshop.

  Answer: A is incorrect. The project manager won't facilitate the requirements workshop, the business analyst will.

  Answer: D is incorrect. The project manager may help elicit requirements from stakeholders, but this isn't the best choice for the QUESTION.

• Question 312:

  You are the business analyst for your organization. Your stakeholders have recently reviewed and approved the set of requirements that you've presented to them. You have now baselined the requirements. What does it mean to baseline the requirements in the light of this scenario? Choose the best answer.

  A. The baseline represents the final collection and approval of all requirements.

  B. The baseline represents the future set of physical deliverables.

  C. The baseline represents the approved set of requirements and no additional changes are allowed.

  D. The baseline represents the approved requirements and any changes must go through a change control system.

  Correct Answer: D

  Of all the choices, this is the best answer, as it acknowledges that although the current set of requirements is approved, any future changes to the requirements must pass through a change control system. Answer: B is incorrect. This statement is moderately true, but current requirements don't always equate to complete future deliverables. Answer: A is incorrect. This statement is moderately true, but current requirements don't always equate to complete future deliverables. Answer: C is incorrect. This statement is not valid, as changes can enter the set of requirements through the change control process.

• Question 313:

  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. Alternative generation

  B. Brainstorming

  C. Prototyping

  D. Lateral thinking

  Correct Answer: A

  When the business analyst and stakeholders are generating as many potential options as possible for a solution, it's called alternative generation. Answer: B is incorrect. Brainstorming is not used as an element for the solution approach

  process. Answer: D is incorrect. Lateral thinking is not an element used in the solution approach process.

  Answer: C is incorrect. Prototyping creates models and mockups of a solution.

• Question 314:

  Which of the following defines all of the features and functions of the thing, solution, or service the project or organization will create?

  A. Requirements envisioning

  B. Project scope

  C. Requirements foundation

  D. Product scope

  Correct Answer: D

  The product scope defines all of the features and functions of the thing, solution, or service the project or organization will create.

  Answer: B is incorrect. The project scope defines all of the required work to satisfy the requirements of the project.

  Answer: A is incorrect. The initial high-level listing of requirements in a change-driven approach is also known as requirements envisioning. Answer: C is incorrect. Requirements foundation is not a valid term for business analysis.

• Question 315:

  In order to plan the business analysis approach, the business analyst must understand the organizational process needs and what other thing?

  A. Objectives that apply to the initiative

  B. Stakeholders' threats and perceived threats

  C. Consideration of risk and reward

  D. Purpose of the proposed solution

  Correct Answer: A

  The business analyst must understand how the organization operates and the objectives of business analysis duties. Without a clear understanding of what the expected outcomes are to be of the business analysis duties, the business

  analyst cannot adequately plan for the business analysis duties.

  Answer: B is incorrect. It's important for the business analyst to identify and categorize stakeholders, but this isn't the best answer for this QUESTION. Answer: D is incorrect. The purpose of the proposed solution is valid only if the initiative is

  to solve a problem. Business analysis can also occur to detail an opportunity, not just to create solutions to identified problems.

  Answer: C is incorrect. This isn't the best answer for this QUESTION.

• Question 316:

  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. Matrix structure

  D. Organizational process asset

  Correct Answer: B

  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.

• Question 317:

  According to 'A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge', the two most common data models are the entity-relationship diagram and what other model?

  A. Class model

  B. Project network diagram

  C. Data flow diagram

  D. WBS

  Correct Answer: A

  The class model is most often used with object-oriented development, while the entity- relationship diagram is preferred for relational databases. Answer: D is incorrect. WBS isn't a data model, but a decomposition of the project scope.

  Answer: B is incorrect. The project network diagram is an illustrated flow of project activities.

  Answer: C is incorrect. A data flow diagram shows how data moves into, through, and out of a system.

• Question 318:

  In order to begin defining the solution scope, you'll need four inputs. Which one of the following is actually a task that will use the solution scope and is not an input?

  A. Required capability

  B. Assumptions and constraints

  C. Business need

  D. Allocation of requirements

  Correct Answer: D

  The task of allocating requirements is the future task in the business analysis domain that will need the solution scope. The four inputs to the solution scope are assumptions and constraints, business need, required capabilities, and solution

  approach. Answer: B is incorrect. Assumptions and constraints is one of the four inputs to the solution scope. Answer: C is incorrect. Business need is one of the four inputs to the solution scope.

  Answer: A is incorrect. Required capability is one of the four inputs to the solution scope.

• Question 319:

  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. Communicate requirements.

  B. Prepare the requirements package.

  C. Manage requirements traceability.

  D. Document requirements for review.

  Correct Answer: C

  The question describes the task of managing requirements traceability. Answer: 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. Answer: A is incorrect. Communicating requirements is the process of discussing the requirements through communication channels to ensure that the

  stakeholders understand the requirements.

  Answer: 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.

• Question 320:

  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. Take charge and begin the business analysis activities, but document your approach to serve as a template for future business analysis initiatives.

  B. Create a business case for the need for organizational standards for business analysis.

  C. Define the organizational standard first.

  D. Work with the appropriate stakeholders to determine how the business analysis work should be completed.

  Correct Answer: D

  The best answer is to work with the appropriate stakeholders to determine what business analysis activities should be done in the present initiative. Answer: 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.

  Answer: B is incorrect. A business case isn't needed. Answer: A is incorrect. While this answer is tempting, it does not address the cooperation and involvement of the stakeholders.